screening tenants: Rental Applications need Ninja Reflexes
- 02/29/16 04:14 AM
Has anyone ever heard of or experienced this, “I submitted a rental application to this other place over a week ago and still haven’t heard back from them”? One of my best tenants, a little old single lady with perfect credit and stable income said this right before she signed a lease with me. Actually, I hear comments like this all the time from people looking for a place to live.
I’m always baffled by these comments because I can’t think of many things that would have priority over filling a vacancy. A vacant home is one of the the biggest expenses … (0 comments)
screening tenants: Tips on Screening Prospective Tenants
- 06/24/08 05:25 AM
Proper screening avoids a lot of problems. I tell plenty of people that their application is denied. It saves me a lot of problems later and protects my properties and the owners from expensive repairs. It sounds harsh but I can't care about everyone's problems. If they have to explain their situation to me I most likely will not rent to them. I'm not willing to make other peoples problems my problem by taking them on as a tenant. A good way of finding out if a tenant will be a problem is by letting them talk. A lot of renters don't … (8 comments)
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