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The Importance of an Accurate Rental Application

American Apartment Owners Association

The importance of a thorough and accurate rental application cannot be overstated. A comprehensive rental application can protect you from undesirable tenants and future problems, such as evictions and damage to your investment property. A Comprehensive Application to Rent is available on the AAOA web site at no charge to all members.

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Finding the Perfect Multifamily Property

American Apartment Owners Association

Operating costs can consist of property taxes, real estate agent fees, utilities, maintenance, property management fees, homeowners insurance and legal fees. Take out landlord insurance A landlord insurance policy is meant to protect you as an investment property owner while safeguarding your rental properties.

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The Importance of an Accurate Rental Application

American Apartment Owners Association

The importance of a thorough and accurate rental application cannot be overstated. A comprehensive rental application can protect you from undesirable tenants and future problems, such as evictions and damage to your investment property. A Comprehensive Application to Rent is available on the AAOA web site at no charge to all members.

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Top Insurance Giants are Leaving California

Genuine Property Management

Two insurance industry giants have pulled back from California’s home insurance marketplace, saying that increasing wildfire risk, flooding, and soaring construction costs have prompted them to stop writing new policies in the nation’s most populous state.

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What Is Debt-To-Income Ratio (DTI): What Investors Need to Know

Bay Property Management Group

In turn, that could make lenders hesitant to approve your application. Lets look at them both: Front-End DTI (Housing DTI) The front-end DTI focuses only on housing expensesthings like your mortgage payment, property taxes, homeowners’ insurance, and HOA fees, if applicable. What Counts as Debt (and What Doesnt)?

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Multifamily Applicant Fraud Becoming a Widespread Challenge

Rental Housing Journal

Multifamily applicant fraud is becoming a widespread challenge for the industry as fraudsters become more inventive, according to the State of Applicant Fraud Report from Snappt , an AI document-fraud-detection company for multifamily property managers. ” To read the report, visit www.snappt.com/blog/applicant-fraud-report. .

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What Credit Score Do You Need To Rent An Aparment?

Bay Property Management Group

When landlords see that you are dependable in other ways, they might consider your application anyway. Landlords might be more willing to accept your application if you share the rent with someone whose score is higher. We consider all applicants equally, so you can rest assured that we will give your application a fair look.

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