Hello!We showing our first property to potential tenants.  Yay!  I have several different applicants (different families) that are interested in filling out the application and paying the fee of $55 (which covers back...

Do you all charge application fees? Refundable or non-refundable?

There are several methods of screening applications at scale and avoiding the time-wasters. One of them is charging an application fee. While this can serve to filter out some non-serious applicants, it can also pre...

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This may have already been asked but could no find in my search. What kind of forms do you include in your application packages? It is getting harder and harder to get any kind of verbal references anymore. So I need ...

Hi everyone! I am a fairly new to real estate and currently in the process of finding a property to house hack in Massachusetts (North Shore Area). I have been studying up on tenant screening laws and cannot seem to f...

Hi all!So in Massachusetts it's against the law to charge an application fee or to charge a prospective tenant a fee for a credit check.So...What do you do?  I really like SmartMove, but I can't say I'm interested in ...

Hi all!I currently use a property manager for out of state rentals. Can you recommend some things to so when vetting a local self managed tenant? How do you run a credit check? Call previous landlord of prospective te...

Buckle up. You can’t make this stuff up.

We have an applicant who had the following 4 charges expunged from her record:
-aggregated assault
-burglary
-criminal attempt - CRIMINAL HOMICIDE
-conspiracy- aggravated as...

What are everyone's thoughts on whether to charge an application fee for rental houses?  Do you collect a bunch of applications and only run the background and credit check on your top candidate with you paying the bi...