How do you screen tenets?

[Aaron Landau]

Hey all!

I have a handful of questions regarding filling a vacancy. If anyone has a moment, I would appreciate some feedback on a few things. Also, for context I am renting out my first multifamily property in the Boston area:

- How typical is haggling when it comes to agreeing on rent? If you want your unit to be rented for $3,000 should you post it for $3,200 because everyone will be trying to get that number down?

- What do you use to screen a prospective tenets credit score, eviction history, criminal history, etc.? 

- What parameters do you set for your tenets income in order to rent to them (example: gross income 3x rent)?

Thank you.