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How Long Can a Landlord Keep a Security Deposit? | American Landlord
Each state has it own laws and time frame for holding onto money to secure a rental agreement. In this video, we review when a landlord must return the security deposit back to a tenant.
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Do Landlords Call Employers to Verify Tenants? | American Landlord
When an applicant submits a rental application, will the landlord usually call to verify their job and income? In this video, we discuss tenant employment verification.
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Rental Housing Fraud Study & How to Avoid Being Scammed | American Landlord
The results of tenant fraud found in the rental housing industry study that was commissioned by the credit bureau, TransUnion. Plus, learn how to prevent yourself from being duped by an applicant for tenancy.
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News of the Day: Home Prices Continue to Rise | American Landlord
According to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index, home prices continue to rise despite the increase in mortgage rates. -
Cook County IL Tenant Screening Requirements | American Landlord
If you own rental property in Chicago, Elgin, Arlington Heights or anywhere else in Cook County, Illinois, there are strict legal requirements when using tenant criminal records to process rental applications. This video discusses the requirements of the Just Housing Amendment of 2019 and § 42-38 of the Cook County Human Rights Ordinance.
Cook County government website: https://www.cookcountyil.gov
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Top 25 Sites to Advertise Rental Property | American Landlord
In this episode, we discuss the most popular websites where you can list your house or apartment for rent.
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How Far Back Do Tenant Criminal Background Checks Go? | American Landlord
This video answers how many years are searched for tenant criminal records. -
Biggest Rent Increases for Apartments | American Landlord
See where the largest rent increases occurred for 2022 across the U.S. for one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments. -
Major Credit Bureaus Make Big Change to Credit Reports | American Landlord
The three major credit bureaus recently announced the biggest change to consumer credit reporting in decades. It will impact almost 70% of the $88 billion in medical collection accounts currently reported on Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion credit reports.
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How to Calculate Rental Property Cash Flow | American Landlord
A basic introduction for landlords to determine how much money a rental property can earn on a monthly basis. This video is intended for existing landlords as well as those looking to invest in real estate for the first time. -
Tenant Help: Protect Yourself from Housing Fraud with a Credit Freeze | American Landlord
Learn how to protect your identity for free and prevent someone else from using your information to apply for an apartment, home or anything else. Fraudulent rental applications are so common in the property management industry, they often go unnoticed by landlords, but there is a way to stop them.
This video discusses all three major credit bureaus, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion, and how to request a free security freeze. -
Tenant Help: Raising Your Credit Score | American Landlord
Learn how simple it is to raise your credit score so you can improve your chances of being approved for tenancy and even a mortgage loan.
Other than the credit report dispute process which takes about a month, the primary tactic in this video takes about 2 to 3 months. If new accounts are required due to insufficient credit, then it will take at least 6 months to generate a FICO score (the most common credit scoring algorithm). -
Things Tenants Shouldn't Say or Do when Applying to Rent | American Landlord
Top 5 most common red flags/warning signs that property managers prefer not to hear or witness from potential tenants when showing apartments, houses, condos, and other rentals. -
Accepting Prepaid Rent from a New Tenant | American Landlord
Learn the best way to credit a prospective tenant's advance rent payment toward their lease agreement. -
Paranoid Tenants go Hunting for Spy Drones | A Tenant Horror Story by American Landlord
These insane tenants went hunting for government spy drones that were hiding on the rental property using shotguns and chainsaws.
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Parents Destroy Rental & Lose Custody of Kids | A Tenant Horror Story by American Landlord
A true story of a family home of 50 years that is unknowingly rented out to the worst parents who don't care about their children and the rental property they're living in. The wife (mother in name only) is around, but the main point of contact is the husband and the cockroach that runs across his face. -
Nightmare when Landlord Fails to Inspect | A Tenant Horror Story by American Landlord
A crazy true story about a family renting a house with a dog that had to be evicted, but the problem wasn't the eviction - it was what the landlord had to deal with for several weeks after the tenancy at ended
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That's not Chocolate | A Tenant Horror Story by American Landlord
A true story of a tenant who was so loud, the neighbors of a multi-unit building complained. So the landlord paid a visit to the tenant to simply ask him to keep the noise down and that's when this story turns into a real nightmare with this tenant from hell.
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