For years, renters who got behind on their housing payments could do so without worrying about the impact that a late payment would have on their credit rating.Next year thats going to change.

via walletpop

It worked until February 2009, when a seemingly down-on-her-luck single-mother and law student moved into Cook’s converted red barn and quickly became Cook’s tenant from hell.

via PressDemocrat.com.

We recommend that you look at alternative methods to achieve your goal. First, you will need a written authorization from each tenant to obtain a report.

via SFgate.c0m

My former tenants frequently use me as a reference when they switch apartments. I think it is because I am both a landlord and a real estate broker; they think I can talk the talk.

Well I can, but a lot of the landlords and agents who call me can’t.

Here are the two worst types of reference check calls I get:

via Boston.com.

A recent report from The National Association of Independent Landlords recommends that landlords complete background checks for tenants.

And it makes perfect sense.

via The Real Estate Bloggers.

Years ago, it was common to use the Sunday newspaper to advertise one’s rental properties.  However, due to rising ad costs and a generation that uses the Internet instead of the newspaper, the best way to get large responses to a rental ad has now become Craig’s List.

via The Tycoon Report – Ethan Roberts

Bakersfield landlord said people moved into his rental home without his permission after paying the deposit with a bad check. That started a much bigger case that ended with the arrests.

via Bakersfield Now

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) – A Dubuque landlord has decided to no longer accept Section 8 tenants after he found a rental unit in shambles and the tenant gone.

via Sioux City IA: News, Weather and Sports.

Vacancies in many apartment buildings have increased to between 30% and 40% in many areas of the country. Apartment building owners who just a few years ago had occupancy rates as high as 90% to 100% are now facing a situation where they are unable to pay their mortgage and can’t cover their operating expenses.

via Read More.

Some landlords are starting to adjust the amounts they collect from their tenants based on the credit strength of the tenants. Many claim this is discrimination and there are probably some localities either preventing it or limiting it, or they will

via Investing Notes from REAL Investors.