4 Essential Tenant Screening Steps
by Linda Rolandis In today’s world, crime affecting landlords directly is at an all time high, ... , false credit reports, and criminal activity. Tenant screening is an essential endeavor to ensure ... also include information pertaining to the tenant’s credit history and/or their ability to make [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 01:08:57
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4 Free Reports With Your Personal Insurance, Employment, and Tenant History
Most of us know about the free credit reports from AnnualCreditReport.com. This is mandated by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions (FACT) ... of information contained in private corporate databases. But in addition to credit information ... report free every rolling 12-month period. Insurance Claims History If you would [more...]
Date: 2008-06-04 11:08:42
Tenant Screening - 4 Essential Steps
by Linda Rolandis In today’s world, crime and corruption is at an all time high and landlords need to feel safe and secure when the key to their property is being handed over to a stranger. There has been a steady increase in tenant fraud, involving property damage, unpaid monthly payments, criminal activity, and false credit reports. Tenant [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 21:42:27
How to Collect Judgments
Any landlord can tell you all about the joys of rent court; the long wait, the endless string of whining, and then the realization that, ... ) of Execution, which will make the judgment appear on the tenants’ credit report. As you’re probably ... can’t pay anyway. Wonderful.How does a landlord go about collecting a money judgment from a tenant [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 15:00:00
A must read for all landlords
Your job as a landlord just got a lot more bureaucratic and burdensome regarding tenant screening reports that you receive to help you select ... consumers against identity theft, a growing concern in our electronic age. These laws are the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and the Fair Accurate Credit Transaction Act (FACTA) In brief, 1. Keep [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 17:44:53
Opportunity For Beginning New In Life
Opportunity For Beginning New In Life by katie George It is not surprising that more and more people are making payment faults as they continue to ... . Its repayment duration ranges up to 15 years. Take out your credit report and check it for any ... : Debt Consolidation Articles Amend Your Financial Situation with Adverse Credit Tenant Loans [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 10:11:14
Credit Craze
Credit Craze Credit Craze, Part 1 Roger Lehman of Merrill Lynch is out with a report on problems at a Merrill Lynch commercial mortgage ... that put it all together and syndicated property ownership to individuals via what are called “tenant ... .) Credit Craze, Part 2 Following are excerpts from a Bloomberg article today by Chris Bourke [more...]
Date: 2008-11-21 18:53:18
How to Screen Tenants
Let’s face it, finding tenants is a pain in the (insert anatomy of choice) ... a rental application, and make sure you gather enough information to pull their credit reports ... and employment information, along with the name and number of their supervisor or human resources department [more...]
Date: 2008-12-27 02:00:43
Rent takes bigger bite out of tenants’ wallets
Tenants who feel rents and utility costs are going up faster than their income are right ... for O.C. credit-report firm O.C. foreclosure notices decline ... more going forward because landlord costs are seeing steep increases. For example, while [more...]
Date: 2008-10-23 19:00:49
Tenants tossed, have nowhere to go
Andre Coleman of PWeekly follows up on his story of the tenants of the apartments on North Raymond. Twenty of the families have moved out as part of a settlement agreement -- agreement to include that landlord Ahmad Nowaid would not report their evictions to credit agencies. Nowaid claimed [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 16:18:52
Monday Opening Report: Santorini Grill, Simply Fondue Certified Open, Il Bordello on Weds.
santorini-grill.jpg Photo Credit 1) Chelsea: NYMag reports that the cursed restaurant space on the corner of 23rd Street and 10th Avenue is getting a new tenant: plywood vet Il Bordello, on Wednesday the 12th. They write: “Can the corner [more...]
Date: 2008-11-10 20:44:57
When the Flashing Lights Start, Pull Over
ojchase.jpg (Photo: Even for O.J. Simpson, a better option might have been to stop. Credit: Larry Ho/Los Angeles Times.) ... other up online a few years ago to discover Gay O.J. to be the previous tenant in Chris’s apartment ... address years ago. She was always a conservative zealot, so I’ll be happy to report on her new descent [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 10:04:01
New Tenant Too Good to be True
Yesterday I told you about how I got a Rental Vacancy Created and Filled in the span of about one hour ... the background or credit check since he's already been living there (and because he paid up front), but I told ... report. [more...]
Date: 2008-12-03 20:15:00
P.G. Cops Invade Ward 7: Loose Lips Daily
As much local politics as humanly possible. Send your tips, releases, stories, events, etc. to lips@washingtoncitypaper.com . And get LL Daily sent straight to your inbox every morning! IN CASE YOU MISSED IT—’ Why the WaPo’s Fenty Schooling ‘Explanation’ Is Not Convincing ‘; ‘ Pershing Park Case: Nickles Responds To Patterson’s Charges ‘ IN LL WEEKLY— The $300 Million Grab : Under new insurance boss, will the city plunder CareFirst’s cash reserves? Morning all. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-03 15:25:10
How To Combine Multiple Debts Into One Consolidation Loan
September 5, 2009 | By Bruce Simmons In Finance | by Bobby SavilleThe best course of action to take sometimes isn’t clear until you’ve listed and considered your alternatives. The following paragraphs should help clue you in to what the experts think is significant with non profit debt consolidation.With a proper Deed proposal finance can also be obtained for the business if it can be shown that this will lower debt and give the business a fighting chance. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-05 17:28:48
Montes de María (3): The CCAI and its challenges
This is the third and final installment of posts about our July 2009 visit to the Montes de María region of northern Colombia. It wraps up a longer series of initial observations of Colombia’s U.S.-supported “ Integrated Action ” (or “consolidation” or “fusion center” or “CCAI” or “Plan Colombia 2″) counterinsurgency or state-building programs. These will be boiled down to key points, laid out and presented as a CIP publication within a couple of weeks. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-28 21:31:10
A Nationwide Service for Property Managers, Landlords and Real Estate Investors
article text”>Our full-service, hands-on approach to tenant and employee screening draws on the expertise of our staff of dedicated professionals. A strong commitment to excellence has helped E-Renter become a leader in the field, and has won praise from our diverse group of clients. In fact, E-Renter was awarded the Certificate of Excellence by the Better Business Bureau (BBB) as the “26 Winner of the Western Washington Better Business Bureau innovative Business Practices Award”. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-02 00:32:02
Guest Post: Exposure At Default – As Banks Shrink, So Does The Economy
Zero Hedge Submitted by Chris Whalen, Institutional Risk Analytics “I was just reading your testimony on subjectivity and risk in models. I agree, though isn’t the contrast between objectivity and subjectivity more of a continuum? Think about banks. Only 100% reserves makes a bank objectively safe from runs. Once you move to fractional reserve banking you have to accept some subjectivity and make assumptions to model the right level of reserves in order to assess risk. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-17 16:20:49
Drumbeat: September 9, 2009
Exxon May Fall Short of 2009 Output Growth Target (Bloomberg) -- Exxon Mobil Corp., the largest U.S. oil company, may not meet its 2 percent production growth target this year amid shrinking European demand for natural gas, said Senior Vice President Mark Albers. The Irving, Texas-based company still plans to boost oil and gas output by an average of 2 percent to 3 percent annually during the next half decade, Albers told analysts today during an energy conference in New York. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-09 14:05:29
Eight Mistakes to Leave Your Heirs
If you've always hated your kids, your spouse and the rest of your family, it's surprisingly easy to make sure the acrimony and hurt feelings endure long after your funeral. However, if you actually like your friends and family, avoid these eight major mistakes identified by Sheyna Steiner of Bankrate.com in planning your estate. These errors will make your survivors wonder what your last wishes were, where your financial records are and why they're paying taxes they didn't need to. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-25 00:13:00
No Credit Check Loans Information
For those people with low credit scores or low wages, “No Credit Loans”, are an excellent alternative. Although this loan is linked with much higher interest rates it is an option for those with few choices. Because the loans are usually paid back over a shorter amount of time the huge interest rate may not be a deterrent to borrowing funds. For people that need quick cash for a short term, this could be ideal. Most applicants usually qualify for significant sums of money. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-07 16:30:17
No Credit Check Loans Information
For those people with low credit scores or low wages, “No Credit Loans”, are an excellent alternative. Although this loan is linked with much higher interest rates it is an option for those with few choices. Because the loans are usually paid back over a shorter amount of time the huge interest rate may not be a deterrent to borrowing funds. For people that need quick cash for a short term, this could be ideal. Most applicants usually qualify for significant sums of money. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-19 08:19:38
No Credit Check Loans Information
For those people with low credit scores or low wages, “No Credit Loans”, are an excellent alternative. Although this loan is linked with much higher interest rates it is an option for those with few choices. Because the loans are usually paid back over a shorter amount of time the huge interest rate may not be a deterrent to borrowing funds. For people that need quick cash for a short term, this could be ideal. Most applicants usually qualify for significant sums of money. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-19 08:19:38
The Great Noncommunicator: Loose Lips Daily
As much local politics as humanly possible. Send your tips, releases, stories, events, etc. to lips@washingtoncitypaper.com . And get LL Daily sent straight to your inbox every morning! IN CASE YOU MISSED IT—’ George Hawkins to Lead Water and Sewer Authority ‘; ‘ More on WaPo’s Pro-Fenty Editorializing ‘ (by Erik Wemple ) Morning all. Want to see a classic example of the boneheaded communications practices of Mayor Adrian M. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-04 15:45:30
Is Obama Fulfilling ACORN’s Agenda?
Here is a copy of ACORN’s so-called People’s Platform , via the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, which we first posted back on October 16, 2008 . As is noted below, this platform was updated in 1990 in Chicago, which was just two years before Mr. Obama began to work for the organization via Project Vote and as a trainer for their "power" seminars. Note how many of ACORN’s demands are being accomplished by Mr. Obama since he has assumed office. [more...]
Date: 2009-10-01 04:00:00
Posts about Foreclosures as of September 7, 2009
Simple Steps To Success As A Bulk REO Investor – athomenetjobs.com 09/07/2009 There are more foreclosures in the United States right now than we have ever experienced before. Yet well-funded investors in real estate are seizing upon this opening to profit from an profoundly profitable new opportunity. This new opportunity – known as ‘ Bulk REO Investing’ – is so huge it’s captured attention from wealthy investors and private investment funds alike. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-07 12:05:35
Easy No Credit Check Loans
September 20, 2009 | By Preston West In Blogging | For those people with low credit scores or low wages, “No Credit Loans”, are an excellent alternative. Although this loan is linked with much higher interest rates it is an option for those with few choices. Because the loans are usually paid back over a shorter amount of time the huge interest rate may not be a deterrent to borrowing funds. For people that need quick cash for a short term, this could be ideal. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-20 22:50:50
Exposure at Default: As Banks Shrink, So Does the Economy
Here’s our latest item. The reader comment at the top is great stuff. A fishing buddy, all I’ll say. Best, Chris ~~~ Exposure at Default: As Banks Shrink, So Does the Economy The Institutional Risk Analyst “I was just reading your testimony on subjectivity and risk in models. I agree, though isn’t the contrast between objectivity and subjectivity more of a continuum? Think about banks. Only 100% reserves makes a bank objectively safe from runs. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-17 02:33:03
Roosevelt Island Public Safety Reports -7/20 Thru 9/2- Barking Dog, Cursing Man, Attempted Break In, Car Keyed, Bee Sting, But No Harold & Kumar
You Tube Video of Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle I am posting the current Roosevelt Island 24 hour Public Safety Report on the inside right sidebar, just below the RIOC Directors email address. You can read a daily log of the incidents for which the Roosevelt Island Public Safety Department responded to the previous day rather than wait for the compilation of aggregated reports, though I will continue to post the aggregate listings like those below from time to time. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-04 15:14:00
Landlord Tips - Evicting A Tenant
by Steve Zappa The Notice of Termination is the first step in the tenant eviction process. Tenants who are on a month to month lease can be evicted with a 30 days or 60 days written notice. In some states 60 days is required while in others only 30 days is required. You need to check your locality. The form you use is called either a 30 Day Notice or a 60 Day Notice. Laws differ in various states regarding what is an acceptable circumstance under which a 30 Day Notice can be served. [more...]
Date: 2009-08-30 12:10:05
Get A Free Credit Report No Credit Card
September 10, 2009 | By Andy Zain In Finance | Everyone has a right to know the information that is held against them, and why should they have to pay or own a credit card in order to do so? If you have been less that perfect when it has come to repayments there would be nowhere you can start to be able to get back on the right track without access to the report. You can do this now because you are able to get a free credit report no credit card required. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-11 02:28:12
The 8th House: A Good Death?
If you’re a halfway competent astrologer and you have no interest in knowing how you’re likely to meet your maker, then stop reading now.Today I am going to explore some of the key insights relating to death in the nativity; it is a profoundly difficult subject for very obvious reasons and not one that I would ever make mention of in consultation, [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 18:13:39
Private Investors Looking To Expand Their 1031 Inventory Base
We have a client that has closed over 100 transactions over the last number of years and maintains a real estate portfolio of over $100 million ... accommodate the 1031 Tenant in Common “TIC” market.Their network provides them with several new investment opportunities each day. They look for above average credit anchored deals which, in most cases [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 02:31:55
Personal Loans For Bad Credit To Enhance Your Report
Author : Devora Witts When your credit is less than fair, you need to enhance it in order to obtain finance with reasonable terms This is not an easy task but it is not impossible either An excellent method for improving your credit score and history is to obtain a personal loan for people with bad credit and repay it in a timely fashion Let's analyze how personal loans for bad credit can enhance your credit report Credit Scoring And Personal Loans Just like your credit card payment [more...]
Date: 2009-09-14 17:36:31
Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9/24/2009+
Windows Azure, Azure Data Services, SQL Azure Database and related cloud computing topics now appear in this weekly series. Note: This post is updated daily or more frequently, depending on the availability of new articles in the following sections: Azure Blob, Table and Queue Services SQL Azure Database (SADB) .NET Services: Access Control, Service Bus and Workflow Live Windows Azure Apps, Tools and Test Harnesses Windows Azure Infrastructure [more...]
Date: 2009-09-27 21:52:00
Unprecedented Times In The Housing Industry
The Jackson Hole Daily reports from Wyoming. “Jackson Hole’s real-estate market has buckled under the weight of the economic downturn and new lending rules, a recent report says. The biggest evidence of the slowdown is in the single-family ... Falls Tribune from Montana. “Months before the phrase credit crunch was coined, some mortgage [more...]
Date: 2008-10-29 21:38:25
A Ph.D. In Loss
A report from Oregon Public Radio. “In the last several years high-end resort communities have sprung up across the West. But those destination resorts are suffering big time under the housing slump and credit crunch ... Boomers were looking for vacation homes. Getting credit was easy and there was a huge rush in real [more...]
Date: 2008-11-18 21:21:40
Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 8/31/2009+
Windows Azure, Azure Data Services, SQL Azure Database and related cloud computing topics now appear in this weekly series. • • Updated 9/3/2009: • Updated 9/2/2009: George Huey’s SQL Azure SQL Azure Migration Wizard , Steve Marx on instant Windows Azure CTP invitations . Note: This post is updated daily or more frequently, depending on the availability of new articles in the following sections: Azure Blob, Table and Queue Services SQL Azure Database (SADB) [more...]
Date: 2009-09-04 00:30:00
Commercial Loan Application Process
A Company requires commercial loan to acquire lands, purchase more buildings for expansion or meet operating costs which vary during the year ... from a leading cost accountancy consultant in making the project report. Your application should ... to be submitted by the loan applicant. • First comes the amount requested. • Terms of Credit Requested, • [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 14:32:12
Tips a Home Owner Should Know Before Refinancing
by katie George Mounting debt has many homeowners considering refinancing their mortgage for the purpose of cashing out the equity to consolidate ... your real estate mortgage finance needs. Get a copy of your most recent credit report, preferable ... information on your credit report. A good clean credit report will get you the best interest rate on [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 22:15:15
Prokorov to buy New Jersey "Nyets"?
Local photog Tracy Collins has updated his photoshopped image of the Hagan sister's Atlantic Yards footprint mural (via, flickr Atlantic Yards Photo Pool ). The buzz is that an an official announcement is coming regarding the takeover of Bruce Ratner's floundering NJ Nets by the Russian billionaire Mikael Prokorov, in exchange for Prokorov's commitment to finance the arena. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-23 10:51:38
1-6-09 TAR DIGEST
The Weekly Membership Newsletter of the Tennessee Assn. of REALTORS Editor: Pug Scoville _______________________________________________________ CONTENTS 1. New Year’s Revolutions! 2. The IRS & Reporting of Cooperative Commissions 3. HOT LINE: Violation of RESPA? 4. HOT LINE: Can I Provide Leasing Assistance? 5. Upcoming 2009 Events! [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 21:19:37
Tenant Flees Without Warning - or Paying
Yesterday I went over to my most recently purchased duplex to execute a Notice to Vacate to one of my tenants. Her rent was 30 days past due ( ... the unit and post the notice to vacate on the interior of the front door (per state law). I was steeled ... for this to happen. The other tenant's rent covers the mortgage payment in full, and I just paid my ann [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 17:19:00
If I Ruled the UK
They say you should read the sort of thing you write. So I thought I’d have a look round some blogs this lunchtime ... (on behalf of the landlord, ha, ha) 6 months rent in advance - free credit in other words. I’d just sold ... this is what I’d do, in response to some of her points:“1 Landlords are obliged to submit to the same credit [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 16:01:29
You are taking the Plunge! Tips And Tricks To Rent Your Home for Inauguration 2009 and Beyond!
Contracts? Security deposits? Background checks? Credit history? Who thought renting out your home for a few extra bucks could be so complicated? ... www.YouCheckCredit.com, which costs roughly $15 per report. Credit reports with no score can be hard to read. Get a credit report that is scored, so that you don’t have to guess whether they are cr [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 20:40:12
To Sell or To Lease...That is the Question
The good thing about making a move in this real estate market is that there are lots of good deals out there ... you request a credit report as well as personal and landlord references.Then, read through the State of Michigan Tenant/Landlord Handbook to research and become familar with your responsibilities as a landlord [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 04:05:00
What is a bear market rally?
As the global financial crisis plays out, Report on Business writer Richard Blackwell examines and explains the economic outlook and the turmoil in ... credit and stock markets. Here, we answer your questions daily, with the most recent at the top. bearwithpaper188 What is a “bear market rally”? A bear market rally is a significant upward [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 11:05:51
Fannie Mae Gets Into Short-Term Rental Business
Fannie Mae Gets Into Short-Term Rental Business Posted by Condo Vultures Realty LLC under For Buyers, Regional News, Miami, Bailout, Market, ... Policy that now permits renters – regardless of credit score or payment history – to lease homes ... of the tenant’s lease must be honored by the new owner. Peter Zalewski is a principal [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 14:44:00
Regrowing Borneo’s Rainforest– Tree by Tree
To save orangutans, scientist Willie Smits is restoring a rain forest—and creating new livelihoods for the Indonesian families who help him By Jane Braxton Little Source: Scientific American Just below the equator, on the island of Borneo, a tropical rain forest is rising out of a logged, charred wasteland [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 13:31:59
Why We Complain -- The Top Ten
A survey just out -- 39 state, county and city agencies from 25 states report on their "top complaint categories": 1. Auto 2 ... . Landlord/Tenant Click here for the report with "real world examples" ... . Home Improvement/Construction 3. Credit/Debt Collection 4. Retail Sales 5. Utilities 6. Household [more...]
Date: 2008-07-30 16:06:35
