The Importance of Screening Residential Tenants
The examiner.com posted a recent article about the importance of background screening residential tenants. The article talks about the importance of running tenant credit reports, conducting reference verifications, and screening for criminal history. The author C arlos Cooper applies some common sense advice about evaluating the results of the background check report. For example, credit [...]
The Importance of Tenant Screening
More communities are providing forums to help landlords and property owners understand their rights and help them engage effectively with their tenants. Champlin Minnesota is the newest community to encourage this behavior, which a forum that occurred on May 14th, the second annual landlord forum.
In addition to discussing low interest loans for property repair, using [...]
Background Checks on Tenants in Texas
Increasingly, cities across the United States are considering new laws to govern apartment complexes, including new regulations mandating criminal background checks on tenants. Irving City, Texas is the next big city who’s city council is considering a sweeping proposal of reform.
Landlords also would be required to conduct criminal background checks on all new tenants and [...]
Renters and tenants are victims of mortgage crisis
Have you received an eviction notice even though you have paid your rent on time? Chances are that the property owners are in foreclosure. According to CBS, renters and tenants in Los Angeles are getting evicted in record numbers due to foreclosure by the owners of the property.
35,000 housing units are currently in default within the [...]
Tenant Reps role changing in tighter economy
Tenant Representation Brokers across the country are taking on more advisory roles in the face of a tigher economy. They are increasingly helping their client find deals on real estate and managing the expenses involved in searching for commercial leasing, as well as build out construction. Tenant Reps are helping with negotiating the lease of real estate with the building owners, and can help clients [...]
