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When is the best time to evict a tenant from a home or condo?

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Property Manager with Florida Management and Consulting Group, Inc.

 

When is the best time to evict a tenant? It's a question that all property managers have to ask themselves from time to time. We believe that the best time to evict a tenant is before you give them the keys!

It is vital to find out as much as one can legally find out about a prospective tenant before handing them the keys to someone’s house or condo. 

Without doing your "homework" ahead of time you can be setting yourself up for disaster. Credit checks, criminal background checks, and eviction checks are ALL important. Take the time to do them beforehand and it will pay off in the long run.

It is much easier to "evict" someone before you give them the keys to a property.

 


Wallace S. Gibson, CPM
Gibson Management Group, Ltd. - Charlottesville, VA
LandlordWhisperer

Megga Ditto, Dave....good qualifying techniques is the BEST way to SCREEN residents for rental properties....THINKING they are OK is not enough!

Apr 11, 2012 04:19 PM
Rob Arnold
Sand Dollar Realty Group, Inc. - Altamonte Springs, FL
Metro Orlando Full Service - Investor Friendly & F

I agree. Best to thoroughly screen a prospect before you rent to them.  Otherwise you end up paying even more in the long run.

Apr 12, 2012 05:38 AM
Dennis Burgess
AmeriTeam Property Management - Mid Florida, FL
Orlando Property Manager and Realtor

Hi, Dave:  Exactly...and a kinder, gentler way of putting how I might describe the process.  The best way to get a so-and-so out of your place is to never put said so-and-so in your place.

Apr 12, 2012 01:55 PM
Rob Arnold
Sand Dollar Realty Group, Inc. - Altamonte Springs, FL
Metro Orlando Full Service - Investor Friendly & F

Florida flag  Featured Article - Florida Real Estate Investors group

Apr 14, 2012 12:00 AM
Florida Management and Consulting Group Inc.
Florida Management and Consulting Group, Inc. - Coral Springs, FL
Real Estate Brokerage and Property Managers

Wallace- you are right....thinking they are OK is a good way to be deceived by scammers.

Apr 14, 2012 01:55 PM
Florida Management and Consulting Group Inc.
Florida Management and Consulting Group, Inc. - Coral Springs, FL
Real Estate Brokerage and Property Managers

Rob- You are wise! Better to spend the time checking them out NOW because once you give them the keys....it's too late!

Thanks for the feature Rob!

Apr 14, 2012 01:58 PM
Florida Management and Consulting Group Inc.
Florida Management and Consulting Group, Inc. - Coral Springs, FL
Real Estate Brokerage and Property Managers

Dennis- well said! Our thoughts might sound harsh to people who are not in property management but after you are in this business long enough you have seen and heard enough to make you somewhat jaded and cautious.

Apr 14, 2012 02:00 PM