[quote=Diego Mamani][quote=flu][quote=Diego Mamani]I agree. There are what some people call “professional renters” who know the law and every trick in the book.[/quote]
And I will avoid those people like there’s no tomorrow.[/quote]Me too! Problem is, it may be hard to find out until it’s too late. In the case you mentioned, his inquiring about the “late fee” was a big red flag, and an indication that he was probably a “professional renter.”
OTOH, some people are concerned about the late fee b/c they have chronic cash flow problems. I have relatives who rented out a nice and large SFH/ranch in the San Bernardino area to a guy who was a small business owner. He was late with the rent almost every other month, and late by at least a week or two. But otherwise he was a good tenant.[/quote]
You cannot fullproof a bad tenant. But good screening does help a lot…
Don’t get me wrong. Some prospects look at my lease agreement and are like “WTF, are you nuts”?
To which I politely say.. “I understand your concern, but these are my terms, and you have to have a little faith in my fairness.”
Whether they choose to believe me or not and rent or not is up to them… Like I said, I’m not desperate to rent out because I have a cashflow issue.
