You were careful to choose the right tenants, including running tenant background checks. Unfortunately, you are still at risk for possible income loss -- because of guests your tenants invite onto the property. There are many ways that guests pose a risk for...

It's just the way the law works. That's the rationalization a tenant offers for scamming three landlords over the course of eight months. According to a news report, the Regina tenant admits that he has the money to pay rent, but he says his landlord didn't treat him...

Police in Calgary are reporting that a man accused of using a false identity to rent apartments has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of fraud. After receiving a number of complaints, police had asked for the public's help in locating the man, who now has...

A rental ad that is designed to lure working adults may seem like good marketing, but as two Carson City, Nevada landlords found out, it can be a costly mistake. The U.S. Justice Department announced a settlement this week that ended a dispute over whether these...

Running a credit report is a crucial step to conducting a tenant background check. However, credit is not the only factor when it comes to identifying a good tenant. Take, for example, the landlord who chooses tenants based on a threshold credit score. The problem:...

Landlords should never underestimate the value of a rental ad when it comes to tenant screening. Not only can a well-crafted ad make it easier to find the right tenant, it can protect cash flow by keeping vacancies to a minimum. Allow your rental ad to do some of the...

If you are a landlord, then you know there are many tasks to complete in order to successfully manage a rental property. However, these three simple habits can streamline the process, and help you keep your properties running smoothly with less effort: 1. Be...

If there is one universal rule that applies to using tenant credit checks, it's that a credit score alone is not enough to evaluate a rental applicant. A credit report is important -- but not the sole factor -- when it comes to finding the right tenant. There is no...

A new survey just released by credit reporting service TransUnion shows that while millennials would prefer to purchase their homes, more than 40% won't realize that dream due to poor credit. According to the survey results, 43% of individuals aged 18-34 have subprime...

For years, landlords have called for a good and bad tenant registry that could help weed out the problem tenants from the good, and reduce rental income loss. Now, that wish is reality. TVS has launched its affiliate website, LandlordCreditBureau.ca,  which hosts a...