Maxwell Wuensch
Accepting tenant that gets paid all cash
I’ve been trying to find a tenant for one side of my house hack. An applicant turned in their application and it’s the best i’ve gotten so far, great credit score, no criminal record, no eviction history. The only iss...
Tricia O'Brien
Do you trust fill in the blank landlord reference letters?
Would you be suspicious of this being a fake reference? I have my vacant rental home listed on Avail.co. When a tenant completes an application, their system automatically emails a 5 question form to those people ...
Cheryl Packham
Free Property
Ok, all you experienced investors out there. I have a to good to be true deal and need all of the "What If" scenarios thrown at me.I have come across a property through direct marketing. The owner is in his 60s and i...
Sheila Bishop
ESA advice from experienced MTR landlords
Hi,I have a newly listed single-family home in which I specified "No Pets" on AirBNB and so far I had 2 weekend bookings. I now have an inquiry on Furnish Finder requesting a 30 day stay with an ESA (emotional suppor...
Chuck Greenfeld
Screening Tenants who are not U.S. Citizens
Hello, All!We are fairly new landlords and also new members of BiggerPockets. We own two rental properties in Baltimore, which is a very hot city for med students. I met two potential tenants from Canada today, one ...
Sebastian Nadal
Screening for a roommate for the first time
I'm in Rogers Park, Chicago. I have several people interested in being my roommate. So far, I have two people who seem they could good tenants. I did find them on Craigslist though.My mom has one property in Romeovill...
Jingru Sui
Use tax id to run background check?
Hi, one of my potential tenant was asking if she can use her tax id instead of SSN. Can I use a tax ID to run background check? She said her roommate is going to have SSN but is also fairly new. What does fellow landl...
David Albertson
Low income rental screening question.
I have a SFR in a low income area. I just received an application (with application fee) from a single mother. The local screening service I use didn't come up with any criminal history, but did come up with one renta...
Sami Gren
How can assure that seller will have tenant vacate upon closing?
Hi, I am about to close and I had put in the contract that in one of the apartments should be vacant upon clothing since he is living there for free, how would I be sure that it is vacant and I should not fall into a ...
Jia Liu
How to handle the down payment when partnering with my sisters
Hi all!
I have two sisters who have the money to invest with me. I have no money at all. The idea is that they put in the money for down payment, and I do all the work including getting the mortgage under my name. We ...