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Landon Elscott
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  • Newton, IA
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Potential interested tenant half the country away...???

Landon Elscott
  • Investor
  • Newton, IA
Posted

Hey guys,

This is concerning my very first rental property, which is located in Iowa about 5 minutes from where I live. There is plenty of local interest, but I've also got an individual who lives in Oregon that is interested, as they plan on moving closer to family.

Obviously, people who move from out of state are in just as much need for housing as someone moving across town, but I'm wondering how to approach this individual. Should I just straight up consider not going with them based upon the fact that they are half the U.S. away as that presents some certain challenges in areas of screening them.

They want to send the first month's rent and deposit by mail and have a place lined up before getting to Iowa. Seems reasonable enough, but what does BiggerPockets think?

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