Rental application and lease??? Advice needed

[DataAgent]

“I told these people that I wanted to meet their dog and that I would do a credit check. They offered me a credit check they had “just had done”. I said no, I would run my own. They changed their mind!”

Congrats. You learned the cheap way. I wish I were so lucky the first time I played landlord.

[4plexowner]

I always did the background check as well – it will turn up legal issues like evictions

I had a ‘nice’ couple apply for one of my units – they were very upfront about their finances and the fact that their credit wasn’t pristine – I told them my main criteria in that regards was no evictions

I asked them point-blank, “Have you ever been evicted?”

“Oh, no, we’ve never been evicted”

Background check showed they had been evicted three times – when I called them to turn them down they wanted to waste my time explaining the evictions

I assume they thought I wouldn’t check

[4plexowner]

I always did the background check as well – it will turn up legal issues like evictions

I had a ‘nice’ couple apply for one of my units – they were very upfront about their finances and the fact that their credit wasn’t pristine – I told them my main criteria in that regards was no evictions

I asked them point-blank, “Have you ever been evicted?”

“Oh, no, we’ve never been evicted”

Background check showed they had been evicted three times – when I called them to turn them down they wanted to waste my time explaining the evictions

I assume they thought I wouldn’t check

[4plexowner]

I always did the background check as well – it will turn up legal issues like evictions

I had a ‘nice’ couple apply for one of my units – they were very upfront about their finances and the fact that their credit wasn’t pristine – I told them my main criteria in that regards was no evictions

I asked them point-blank, “Have you ever been evicted?”

“Oh, no, we’ve never been evicted”

Background check showed they had been evicted three times – when I called them to turn them down they wanted to waste my time explaining the evictions

I assume they thought I wouldn’t check

[4plexowner]

I always did the background check as well – it will turn up legal issues like evictions

I had a ‘nice’ couple apply for one of my units – they were very upfront about their finances and the fact that their credit wasn’t pristine – I told them my main criteria in that regards was no evictions

I asked them point-blank, “Have you ever been evicted?”

“Oh, no, we’ve never been evicted”

Background check showed they had been evicted three times – when I called them to turn them down they wanted to waste my time explaining the evictions

I assume they thought I wouldn’t check

[4plexowner]

I always did the background check as well – it will turn up legal issues like evictions

I had a ‘nice’ couple apply for one of my units – they were very upfront about their finances and the fact that their credit wasn’t pristine – I told them my main criteria in that regards was no evictions

I asked them point-blank, “Have you ever been evicted?”

“Oh, no, we’ve never been evicted”

Background check showed they had been evicted three times – when I called them to turn them down they wanted to waste my time explaining the evictions

I assume they thought I wouldn’t check

[4plexowner]

another ‘fun’ interaction with potential tenants

two law students checked out OK on the credit and background checks – I was ready to rent to them and we met at the unit to sign the rental agreement and exchange keys / checks / etc

when they saw the rental agreement they made up some BS story and left

the only thing I can figure out is that they saw they would be renting from my LLC and not me as an individual – they were probably planning a trip-and-fall accident / lawsuit and knew they couldn’t easily play that game with an LLC

~

this snippet is from another website – it pretty well sums up my feelings after 8 years of being a landlord:

“Problem is, most people get where the whole business of dealing with Tenants (largely deadbeats and scumbags) and local/state laws that favor the tenant and screw the landlord just, generally, makes them puke. “

[4plexowner]

another ‘fun’ interaction with potential tenants

two law students checked out OK on the credit and background checks – I was ready to rent to them and we met at the unit to sign the rental agreement and exchange keys / checks / etc

when they saw the rental agreement they made up some BS story and left

the only thing I can figure out is that they saw they would be renting from my LLC and not me as an individual – they were probably planning a trip-and-fall accident / lawsuit and knew they couldn’t easily play that game with an LLC

~

this snippet is from another website – it pretty well sums up my feelings after 8 years of being a landlord:

“Problem is, most people get where the whole business of dealing with Tenants (largely deadbeats and scumbags) and local/state laws that favor the tenant and screw the landlord just, generally, makes them puke. “

[4plexowner]

another ‘fun’ interaction with potential tenants

two law students checked out OK on the credit and background checks – I was ready to rent to them and we met at the unit to sign the rental agreement and exchange keys / checks / etc

when they saw the rental agreement they made up some BS story and left

the only thing I can figure out is that they saw they would be renting from my LLC and not me as an individual – they were probably planning a trip-and-fall accident / lawsuit and knew they couldn’t easily play that game with an LLC

~

this snippet is from another website – it pretty well sums up my feelings after 8 years of being a landlord:

“Problem is, most people get where the whole business of dealing with Tenants (largely deadbeats and scumbags) and local/state laws that favor the tenant and screw the landlord just, generally, makes them puke. “

[4plexowner]

another ‘fun’ interaction with potential tenants

two law students checked out OK on the credit and background checks – I was ready to rent to them and we met at the unit to sign the rental agreement and exchange keys / checks / etc

when they saw the rental agreement they made up some BS story and left

the only thing I can figure out is that they saw they would be renting from my LLC and not me as an individual – they were probably planning a trip-and-fall accident / lawsuit and knew they couldn’t easily play that game with an LLC

~

this snippet is from another website – it pretty well sums up my feelings after 8 years of being a landlord:

“Problem is, most people get where the whole business of dealing with Tenants (largely deadbeats and scumbags) and local/state laws that favor the tenant and screw the landlord just, generally, makes them puke. “

[4plexowner]

another ‘fun’ interaction with potential tenants

two law students checked out OK on the credit and background checks – I was ready to rent to them and we met at the unit to sign the rental agreement and exchange keys / checks / etc

when they saw the rental agreement they made up some BS story and left

the only thing I can figure out is that they saw they would be renting from my LLC and not me as an individual – they were probably planning a trip-and-fall accident / lawsuit and knew they couldn’t easily play that game with an LLC

~

this snippet is from another website – it pretty well sums up my feelings after 8 years of being a landlord:

“Problem is, most people get where the whole business of dealing with Tenants (largely deadbeats and scumbags) and local/state laws that favor the tenant and screw the landlord just, generally, makes them puke. “

[poorgradstudent]

I don’t actually have a lot to add except the rental market moves *really* fast. It amazes me that in a world where you normally have to give 30 days notice I regularly see apartments put up for rent signs and people moving in less than 2 weeks later. Most property management companies are looking for someone to move in *right now*, not in 2 weeks or 30 days. It’s tough to avoid at least some double-rent overlap when moving.

[poorgradstudent]

I don’t actually have a lot to add except the rental market moves *really* fast. It amazes me that in a world where you normally have to give 30 days notice I regularly see apartments put up for rent signs and people moving in less than 2 weeks later. Most property management companies are looking for someone to move in *right now*, not in 2 weeks or 30 days. It’s tough to avoid at least some double-rent overlap when moving.

[poorgradstudent]

I don’t actually have a lot to add except the rental market moves *really* fast. It amazes me that in a world where you normally have to give 30 days notice I regularly see apartments put up for rent signs and people moving in less than 2 weeks later. Most property management companies are looking for someone to move in *right now*, not in 2 weeks or 30 days. It’s tough to avoid at least some double-rent overlap when moving.

[poorgradstudent]

I don’t actually have a lot to add except the rental market moves *really* fast. It amazes me that in a world where you normally have to give 30 days notice I regularly see apartments put up for rent signs and people moving in less than 2 weeks later. Most property management companies are looking for someone to move in *right now*, not in 2 weeks or 30 days. It’s tough to avoid at least some double-rent overlap when moving.

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