All Forum Posts by: Drew L.

@Filipe Pereira Yes that definitely clears things up. Thank you so much for the help! I can’t wait to get my google forms up and running!

@Filipe Pereira Thats awesome! I didn't realize all of the customization you can do with the google forms like form mule. I will definitely have to check that out! 

About the qualification criteria, that makes more sense now. I was thinking originally that I needed to say it to protect myself from fair housing laws in case I denied a tenant but I want to make sure my tenants are truthful so I will definitely try to frame my questions a similar way to how you described it. Do you ever disclose your qualification criteria anywhere like after an applicant applies or do you just keep it to yourself through the entire application process? 

From using google myself I think it is a very good option and I may just go that route as well and it is very easy for tenants! 

@Filipe Pereira Believe it or not just yesterday I actually saw your post from a while ago and made a very similar google form as you did Haha. I thought it was a really good idea for prescreening tenants.   I agree, I love cozy as well. When I made my own version of your google forms I added a few questions and some of my disclosures about the application process and my qualification criteria. I was thinking I could either create my whole application like you created on google forms or utilize the prescreening google form I have now and use cozy for the rest of the screening so I would be able to let tenants know my qualification criteria upfront and ask any custom questions that are not on the cozy rental application. What do you think of that idea?

Thank you so much for the help! I am in CT as well!

@Jennifer Rysdam thats a great idea as well, I may do something similar and give my potential tenants an option to fill it out online as well. I agree smart move is my preferred way of screening as well. Thanks for the help!

@Allan Smith Yea, i heard buildium was another great system. I think I may be overthinking the the credit bureaus a little, I just want to make sure I get them from a bureau like transunion. 

@Chris Seveney, I was also thinking about using a pdf filler like DocuSign as well. Has it been relatively easy for your tenants to fill out the application using DocuSign?

Hello, 

I really want to have my rental application to be online and customizable to my own liking with the ability to choose the credit bureau I get my credit checks from. Rentscreener seemed to be the only website that allows you to really customize an online application and select your own credit bureau. Does anyone have experience with this company or have any other suggestions? 

I plan on using cozy for everything else like rent collection and more but I don't like that the cozy rental application is not customizable which is why I am looking to other sources. 

If you have any more questions about the course, Jeff Taylor from the facebook group is really helpful as well. 

@Tracy D. Garrett-Numa I completely I agree, I am not a fan of companies charging crazy amount for courses as you can easily use that money to put a downpayment on a house yourself. Luckily I was able to get this one for a special deal around Christmas. This is one of the only courses I took, the rest being books which I find very helpful. I think as long as you have a local mentor and read some books you should be good. Im not a huge fan of wholesaling because of the legalities and laws in my area. 

@Tracy D. Garrett-Numa Yes i did mean I was a student, the message didn't really come across correctly in the post haha. While I think the astroflipping/wholesaling model is good for new investors and anyone who is interested in wholesaling, I personally only took the course to learn more about deal acquisition. I don't want to be a wholesaler but a passive investor in rentals, BRRR ETC. Right now i'm trying to work with local investors in my area to grow my portfolio in the rental space.

@Tracy D. Garrett-Numa, I recently left the program late in December. I was on a month to month membership and cancelled after the first month due to lack of finances. I was able to get in with a plan on 1k mo and was able to get through the course.