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Timothy Desrosiers I need a renter how do I find a good one
19 June 2025 | 21 replies
Get professional pictures taken, advertise Zillow or Apartments.com, schedule showings, conduct good interviews without violating fair housing laws, run background checks, CCAP and sex offender registry, pull credit, decline everyone you don't want without breaking the law again, sign a lease, rules and regulations, smoke and carbonmonoxide detector notices, lead disclosure if applicable, pet agreement if needed, make sure you comply with local state and municipal law, set up a payment system and have a plan for maintenance calls. 
James McGovern Multi family and Secon Amendment
4 June 2025 | 2 replies
The Fair Housing Act (FHA), a federal law, prohibits discrimination in housing based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, and national origin.
Lydia Ho Recently bought Double
3 June 2025 | 2 replies
So, we obtain a full credit report and review collections, chargeoffs, age of credit accounts, active accounts, etc. to build an overall credit evaluation.FICO ScorePct of PopulationDefault Probability800 or more13.00%1.00%750-79927.00%1.00%700-74918.00%4.40%650-69915.00%8.90%600-64912.00%15.80%550-5998.00%22.50%500-5495.00%28.40%Less than 4992.00%41.00%Source: Fair Isaac CompanyPublic RecordsWe also obtain data from national databases about evictions, convictions, and sex-offender histories.
Rene Hosman Author AMA: What questions do you have about co-living strategy??
30 May 2025 | 18 replies
In today's climate is it legal to make it single sex co-living?
Nick Fontana First rental property
2 June 2025 | 8 replies
So, we obtain a full credit report and review collections, chargeoffs, age of credit accounts, active accounts, etc. to build an overall credit evaluation.FICO ScorePct of PopulationDefault Probability800 or more13.00%1.00%750-79927.00%1.00%700-74918.00%4.40%650-69915.00%8.90%600-64912.00%15.80%550-5998.00%22.50%500-5495.00%28.40%Less than 4992.00%41.00%Source: Fair Isaac CompanyPublic RecordsWe also obtain data from national databases about evictions, convictions, and sex-offender histories.
Billy Daniel Stating your tenant criteria up front?
27 May 2025 | 19 replies
If your requirements aren't published, applicants can claim you are churning application fees or playing favorites based on a protected class (race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, familial status, etc.) rather than based on published criteria.
Michael Calvey What is the one thing you hate doing within your REI business?
17 June 2025 | 31 replies
It's not even a race/ sex/ age etc. 
Palak Patel New Landlord: How to Screen Tenants & Attract More Applications
27 May 2025 | 18 replies
So, we obtain a full credit report and review collections, chargeoffs, age of credit accounts, active accounts, etc. to build an overall credit evaluation.FICO ScorePct of PopulationDefault Probability800 or more13.00%1.00%750-79927.00%1.00%700-74918.00%4.40%650-69915.00%8.90%600-64912.00%15.80%550-5998.00%22.50%500-5495.00%28.40%Less than 4992.00%41.00%Source: Fair Isaac CompanyWe also obtain data from national databases about evictions, convictions, and sex-offender histories.
Rex Sundberg Lease agreement/Security Deposit
19 May 2025 | 5 replies
Today, the tenant, age 45, notifies me that after looking at the area more closely they discovered there are sex offenders living nearby and it has made her feel very uneasy and that the property might not be the right fit and is asking for the security deposit back. 
Kyle Carter Screening tenants effectively
18 May 2025 | 12 replies
So, we obtain a full credit report and review collections, chargeoffs, age of credit accounts, active accounts, etc. to build an overall credit evaluation.FICO ScorePct of PopulationDefault Probability800 or more13.00%1.00%750-79927.00%1.00%700-74918.00%4.40%650-69915.00%8.90%600-64912.00%15.80%550-5998.00%22.50%500-5495.00%28.40%Less than 4992.00%41.00%Source: Fair Isaac CompanyWe also obtain data from national databases about evictions, convictions, and sex-offender histories.