Rafael Otero
Parents want to rent a house, but no social security number .....
My parents want to rent a house, but they do not have a social security number to provide to the landlord, but they do have their paystubs, they have been working for a long time, and my parents make 3x more than the ...
Denise New
How to take real estate income and not show it as earned income
I am considering taking my social security income early. I found there is an exception to the earnings amount limits I can make after taking social security when I receive income from rental rooms or apartments for s...
Frank S.
Renting to Illegal Immigrants
I read this article and at the end, the writer said it is better to rent to an illegal immigrant than not to. I have my thoughts but I was wondering what are your thoughts? I'm in the conservative state of Texas but l...
James McGovern
When should landlords waive background checks to support Undocumented Immigrants?
When should landlords waive background checks to support Undocumented Immigrants as I am unaware of services that will produce say a criminal background check outside of the United States?
Josh L.
Screening Disabled Applicant?
Since people with disabilities are a protected class, how do you go about screening them and what type of questions can you ask without breaking any laws? The applicant is disabled so there's no job or paycheck, but a...
Marek J.
After tax return question
High w2 earner and was wondering what would be savings i make on tax regarding rental income after all tax write off?for example I’d need to make 18 at work to equal 9k rental income.
So I calculated that with real...
Kat Hudson
When apartments do credit checks are they soft or hard inquiries?
I've asked one apartment I'm interested in and they said they didn't know, that they used a program called Resident Check. I know hard inquiries drop your credit score. Do most apartments use third parties to screen a...
Adam F.
A business owner with no social security wants to buy the house
I have a business owner who's had a successful shop for 10 years wants to buy the house for 235k. He has 25-35k to put down. He's married but just put his wife (has a SS and credit score of 750) on the books last we...
Benjamin Sussman
Can I send someone to collections if they are on social security?
I have a tenant that I am evicting. Can I send them to collections if their only source of income is social security?
Gail Roberts
I'm 66 years old, I have 345,000 in assets, $340 social security!
What would you do if you had these assets and such a limited income? Actually my investments might be earning me about $500.00 a month. Hello, I'm new to this forum: I've never owned property, I have about $100,000 of...