Rental Tips, Insights, & Property Stories

If you rent your property to the wrong tenant, you could end up with a lot of problems. You could have a tenant who doesn’t pay their rent on time, someone who causes issues for your other tenants, or even someone who damages your property.

Asking tenant pre-screening questions before credit and background checks will surely save you time and money. In this article, we’ve identified the best tenant screening questions to ask right from the start to help jumpstart your process.

Being a self-employed landlord is challenging.  Property management software solutions have grown to help investors, landlords, and property managers keep organized, not only in the day-to-day communication and management of tenants but also in providing background and credit checks.

To narrow down the list of prospective tenants and focus on leads that are truly interested in occupying your rental, you should consider requiring an application fee as an indicator of serious intentions.

The moratorium extensions, on the federal level if not the state, are bringing many landlords to their breaking points. Looking forward, the prospect of collecting back rent seems dismal. Without current and projected rental incomes, what’s the risk for landlords?

Any landlord is aware that the success of your rental business depends partially on the residents you rent to. If you don’t pay enough attention to the candidates for your rental units, you’re probably missing out on the huge benefits of dealing with quality renters. 

Every landlord has to go through the eviction process at least once in their career, and it is not the most fun experience. When evicting a tenant, keep in mind they too are having a hard time. In most states you can evict a tenant for ‘no cause’, which is often easier than giving a reason. However, many landlords end giving ’cause’ during the process anyway.

 

When considering someone as a potential tenant, you probably have two main questions in mind. While it’s impossible to predict the future, there are steps you can take to make an informed decision.

When filling a unit vacancy, it can be tempting to rent to people based solely on great first impressions. While your gauge of character may be your friends’ recommendations, take the extra steps to protect yourself by conducting thorough background checks.

Tenant screening is a process used mostly by landlords and property managers to make the right decision about potential tenants. Tenant screening provides all the information you need to know: the ability to pay, meet requirements of the lease, information about past actions and former leases.