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The problem of unauthorized residents in a rental unit is one that every landlord will likely encounter at some point in their career. As housing pressures and economic pressures increase, more renters will be looking to find ways to make housing more affordable for themselves. What you do to prevent this issue, and how you respond when it happens, can make all the difference in the success of your tenancies. Imagine you rent your apartment to a single adult and then notice there’s someone else coming and going every day. They’re staying the night, using the water and, occasionally, Amazon drops off a package addressed to them. When you go to discuss it, your renter argues that this... Read more
A small amount of preparation early can help landlords avoid late payments, excessive complaints, property damage, and other issues that often stem from rushed or...
Most operators are underestimating how much fraud is getting through their current screening process, even if they think they’ve “tightened things...
If you’re managing rental properties and feel like your leasing efforts are stuck on repeat, you’re not alone. High turnover is costly—not just in dollars but in...
Fake move-in packages are proliferating on social media platforms like Reddit, TikTok, and Facebook, luring would-be renters into purchasing identities and...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says consumers have lost millions to rental scams and that people ages 18-29 were three times more likely to report losing money than other adults, according to a release. The analysis from the FTC shows that since 2020, consumers reported nearly 65,000 rental scams, many of which originated from fake listings on sites such as Facebook and Craigslist, and with losses totaling about $65 million. Rental scams usually involve fake rental listings, which can often look very real and copy information from legitimate listings but are posted with the scammer’s contact information on different sites, according to the FTC’s latest Consumer Protection Data... Read more
For rental housing providers, artificial intelligence has become both a challenge and a solution. Fraud in rental applications isn’t new, but the technology powering...
KEY TAKEAWAYS Student loan delinquencies among renters more than doubled between January and May 2025, jumping from 14.5% to 31.4%, according to TransUnion. Millions of...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) just issued a major update on criminal-record screening and rolled back several prior guidance documents. This...
Finding reliable tenants is the key to successful property management. But how can you be confident that tenants will pay their rent on time and will not do damage to...
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