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What Does A Tenant Background Check Include?

Benefits of A Thorough Tenant Background Check Background screening is a crucial step in the tenant selection process. In today's competitive rental market, landlords and property managers need to take extra precautions when considering prospective tenants in order to protect themselves from loss of revenue and property damage. Knowing how to read and interpret background screening results will help you make the best decision possible for your properties. As you know, one piece of information that should always be checked is a prospective tenant's credit report  and rental credit check score. A good credit record means they are less likely to have issues with paying rent on... Read more

Have you filed your taxes yet? If not, read on — April has a tendency to sneak up on even the savviest of taxpayers, and there are several important dates you should...

Even as consumer affairs agencies at the state, local and federal levels crack down on fake online reviews, potential renters are using these evaluations more and more...

Generation Z, the only renter-majority generation, eclipsed 5 million households in 2022 and will become the largest renter demographic by 2030. Gen Z faces more...

Adapting for the residents of tomorrow is becoming increasingly essential for residential communities. Here are five emerging multifamily trends for 2024. The realm of...

‘It Shut Down The Deal’: High Multifamily...

When Terri Clifton began sifting through insurance policy renewal offers for Better World Properties’ multifamily assets last month, she felt a moment of relief that this year's double-digit increases came in far lower than last year's 100% rate hike. That passed when brokers told her she should be pleased to see a mere 30% increase. “Explain to me exactly what I'm supposed to be so happy about. The fact that you’re increasing it even more?” said Clifton, president of the Houston-based apartment management and ancillary services firm as well as a Houston Apartment Association advisory board member.  Insurance prices are growing faster for multifamily than... Read more

No, landlords are typically not permitted to live with their tenants due to privacy concerns and the potential for legal liability. Living arrangements between...

With today’s technologies, paying rent, for many landlords and tenants, has become either an automatic process or a simple matter for pressing a few buttons on their...

Renters hoping to catch a break might be able to find deals in the western parts of the United States as the rental crisis starts to ease across the country, according...

We're well into tax season now, and that means it's time to start prepping those tax returns.  While it's typically not a fun task, there's...