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How to Prevent an Eviction

Steve Rozenberg
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How to avoid the problem tenant and the inevitable eviction. First always make sure that you have strict policies and procedures on screening your tenants. And more importantly make sure that you follow them.

Always do a background check on your tenant, no matter what they tell you don’t do anyone a favor, go by the background. If they do not fit your WRITTEN criteria then do not take them. You are running a business, and if they don’t fit the qualifications do not put them in your property. If you see a problem past, you are almost guaranteed to see a problem future.

Leases are legal documents, once it is signed your job is to enforce the contract, meaning if it says they are supposed to pay on the 1st and late on the 3rd, late fees should start and the eviction process begins on the 4th PERIOD! They are obligated to abide by their side of the agreement just as much as you are to enforce it.

Always stick to your written policies & procedures. Never deviate and never bend. Once you do you are setting a precedent for the future problems. If you have a problem tenant, after one month it’s no longer a problem tenant, it’s a problem landlord by not sticking to your business model.

If you have 1 house or if you have 50 houses you own a business. And if you don’t have a successful business model and you do not have a business plan for that business, chances are you probably will fail. Remember, the IRS, Texas Real Estate Commission, Fair Housing and Texas Property code all say you’re a business. The person that normally doesn’t think it’s a business is normally the actual owner of the property.

Just because someone has the financial ability to buy a home does not mean they have the financial education to run that business. Spend the time and get educated and talk with people that have been down that path already to avoid potential disaster.

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