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tenant screening: Thank Goodness, The Tenants Are Coming (and Staying) with ICPM - 05/08/09 08:41 PM
We are seeing a definite increase in call volume for all of our vacant rentals, as if someone turned on an imaginary switch somewhere. What started as a fairly slow week has turned into a dash to screen applicants, as we now have 6 vacancies ready to rent with applications on almost everything.
We continue to receive good positive feedback from applicants, telling us (without exception) that our rentals are far and away the cleanest and most well-maintained they have seen. After 16+ years in the business of property management, I have seen what passes for "habitable" in some landlord's minds, … (4 comments)

tenant screening: Landlord's Learning Center- My Top Ten Things an Applicant Should NEVER Say...And WHY? - 02/21/09 01:39 PM
Fellow ActiveRain neighbors- This one is just for my own sanity, as it helps to list the things that slowly drive us just a little closer to crazy over the years. Maybe you can identify with one or more of these beauties, offered purely in jest (with a healthy dash of reality):
1. Reminding the property manager that "this is my 2nd call."
We return all business calls within 2 business hours, but this still comes up as impatient people (those whom the world clearly revolves around) will call at 11pm, then 6am, then 7am. Starting out crabby is never a … (3 comments)

tenant screening: Landlord's Learning Center: A Few Tenant Screening Tips For D.I.Y. Landlords~ - 10/26/08 12:36 PM
Taking the time to screen potential tenants properly can help minimize risk and lead to a better long-term tenancy. Everyone knows the basics- you need to check credit, income and history. Here are a few helpful tips that you may not have considered:
 
1. List your qualifications in writing,  either in your online ad, on your application, or both. Having the qualifications in writing minimizes conflict, helps the unqualified applicants "weed themselves out", and also limits liability as you have the written proof to fall back on if someone claims you declined their application based on some discriminatory statute, rather … (1 comments)

 
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Thomas Martin-BROKER, PROPERTY MANAGER Property Manager in Sacramento, Folsom

Sacramento, CA

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