Many landlords believe they have all their bases covered with tenants, only to discover something crucial they overlooked – and they often learn about it the hard way. Thankfully, when they share their stories, it allows others to learn from their mistakes! One landlord recently posted the hard lesson they learned revolving around a tenant… Read more »
Injury Liability 101: Who’s Liable For Slips, Trips, Falls or Fires?
When someone owns their home and injure themselves there’s little question about liability, but what if it happens to a tenant? Let’s say one of your tenants is planning a big barbecue and decides they want more lighting outside. As they’re climbing their ladder to hang the lights, they lose their footing and slip off,… Read more »
4 Steps for Effective Rental Applications to Find Great Tenants
There are many reasons to use rental applications to screen tenants before signing a lease. They’ll give you a more complete picture of your applicants, notify you of any problematic history, and help you choose renters who can pay regularly and on time. However, in order to get the most out of your tenant screening… Read more »
Find a Property Management Company That Works Well with Landlords
As you grow your business and become the landlord of multiple properties, you may feel it’s time to start seriously looking into a property management company that can help you maintain and find tenants for your properties. When you work with competent professionals who have experience maintaining various types of properties, you’ll find that your… Read more »
Why Tenant Verification Service is Successful at Reducing Fraud
You just met with a really nice prospective tenant. They see like they have their act together, they were friendly, and they answered every question well. You’re feeling pretty good about them. Should you trust your gut and extend them a rental agreement? Well, while trusting your gut can be a good thing in many… Read more »
Landlord Responsibility for Tenant Utility Bills
It’s not uncommon for landlords to have to deal with nonpaying tenants at one point or another, but another thing that some may not consider is having a tenant who pays rent but skips out on utility payments, either for their final month in the property or for even longer. When utility bills have been… Read more »
How Tenant Verification Protects Your Business
Why is tenant verification so important? Because it helps you determine not only the best tenant for your given property but also gives you the information you need to make a good business choice as a landlord. Any tenant can walk into a showing and put their best foot forward, making you feel at ease,… Read more »
Does Accepting Rent After Eviction Complicate Your Case?
If you’ve ever had to evict a tenant, you may have had to deal with this issue before. Eviction is often an unfortunate reality of being a landlord. It’s something no one ever wants to go through, or put a tenant through, but when you have a nonpaying tenant or are dealing with someone who… Read more »
What to Expect from a Credit Check to Rent a Property
We’ve written extensively for landlords on how to request, read, and use a credit check to rent a property, but we haven’t fully covered what to expect if you’re a tenant whose applying for a rental that requires credit check. How will it affect your chances and how can you prepare? We’ll discuss below. Understanding… Read more »
How to Check My Tenant Screening Report
What is a tenant screening report, first of all? What does it include? There are a variety of answers to this question depending on which service (and which package within that service ) you choose to go with. Your report may include at least one or all of the following: criminal background check, eviction history,… Read more »