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A vital part of tenant screening requires more than learning about applicants, their employment and credit history-it's learning everything you can about their previous rental history. Yes, former landlords who have rented to this tenant before have a wealth of information which should be weighed...
10/07/2009
Of the 20 to 30 emails I receive per day from landlords with tenants who owe them money, 5 or 6 are from landlords who did not screen their tenants before they rented to them and are now upset that the tenant burned them.  I shake my head when I read these requests for help. For whatever reason, ...
09/23/2009
Whether your lease is actually legal is a loaded question.  What is legal?  Legal is whatever will hold up in a court of law on any given day, in front of any given judge.  Is there such a thing as an iron-clad lease?  I don't think so.  Widely-used lease texts and formats may be utilized by many...
09/09/2009
Often after a tenant signs the lease, the landlord immediately hands over the keys.  At this point, many landlords miss a critical opportunity to gain profit and minimize the risk that the tenant will eventually leave owing money. In 30-40% of the tenant debt files I review, either the move-in in...
09/02/2009
Yes you may report this previous tenant, if you have a signed lease and can document what you are owed.  Collection accounts may stay reported to the credit bureaus for up to seven years.  So any debt less than seven years old may be reported.  However, I do not recommend reporting debt that is o...
08/31/2009
If your tenant moved out of your rental unit and owes you money, use the hammer the best collection agencies use.  Report the debt your tenant owes to Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion.  Collection agencies report debt to the credit bureaus to motivate the previous tenant to pay the money they ow...
08/25/2009
If your tenant moved out of your rental unit and owes you money, use the hammer the best collection agencies use.  Report the debt your tenant owes to Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion.  Collection agencies report debt to the credit bureaus to motivate the previous tenant to pay the money they ow...
08/25/2009
If your tenant moved out of your rental unit and owes you money, use the hammer the best collection agencies use.  Report the debt your tenant owes to Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion.  Collection agencies report debt to the credit bureaus to motivate the previous tenant to pay the money they ow...
08/25/2009
If your tenant moved out of your rental unit and owes you money, use the hammer the best collection agencies use.  Report the debt your tenant owes to Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion.  Collection agencies report debt to the credit bureaus to motivate the previous tenant to pay the money they ow...
08/25/2009
If your tenant moved out of your rental unit and owes you money, use the hammer the best collection agencies use.  Report the debt your tenant owes to Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion.  Collection agencies report debt to the credit bureaus to motivate the previous tenant to pay the money they ow...
08/25/2009
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