Renting property to tenants can be very risky. While it’s great to assume the best of all people, there are going to be situations where tenants cause problems, ruin your property, or even sue you for damages. The rental industry isn’t for the faint of heart! With the right tools and information, however, it is…Read More
Part of your job as a landlord is to ensure that your property is safe for tenants. All rental properties must be kept in a habitable condition. For many properties, that means that you have to ensure that you do not allow more than a safe number of people to live at the property. These…Read More
Understanding the complexities of housing and rentals laws is a big part of your responsibilities as a landlord. When you’re choosing whom to rent to among rental applicants, there are certain factors you are not legally allowed to use as part of your decision. Most landlords know that they cannot deny a rental application on…Read More
Ready to learn how to check the credit score of a potential tenant? Think you can simply log in online and have all the answers that you need in a just a few minutes? Don’t get too carried away with those kinds of daydreams! While running a credit check on a prospective tenant might seem…Read More
Screening tenants is one of the most important parts of what you do as a landlord. The process can often seem as daunting as applying for your first job or choosing which stock to invest your money into. And for good reason. Having the right tenants in your properties is an essential part of running…Read More
When you’re trying to choose the best potential rental tenant as you’re looking through applications, there’s certain information that you’re going to want to gather to be sure that you’re choosing a reliable and responsible tenant. In particular, you’ll want to run both a credit and background check. Gathering some information, however, is regulated by…Read More
We’re excited to announce that as of January 31st, 2019 our new Client Area has been launched for RentPrep clients. You may also notice a new (and evolving) look for our website as well. We’ve been busy working on these updates behind the scenes over the past 13 months. You can access the new Client…Read More
Figuring out the best way to go about tenant screening, from deciding what type of tenant you want to figuring out which screening factors matter the most for your property, is something that every landlord must learn. But there’s a part of tenant screening that many landlords don’t even think about running: a rental history…Read More
If you are a landlord or property manager doing work in California, it’s time to pay attention because some local laws are changing, and these changes might make a huge difference in how you handle business. Tenant screening is a skill that you as a landlord have honed over time, but that process is now…Read More
Rental property application are a standard part of the rental process, but some landlords use them more for show than anything else. Did you know that using the right rental property application in the right way can actually help reduce the number of problem tenants that you have to deal with? Did you know that…Read More
