Would you rent to these tenants?

[Ken Cooper]

I am getting close to closing on my first rental property! It is out of state and I have a property manager handling the details for me.  They informed me that they had an applicant that they liked, and that wants to move in July 2nd.  I asked for some information on them.  When I Googled their names the first thing that comes up is an arrest for possession of Marijuana.  It didn't come up in the background check, because it was not a conviction.  So, Would you rent to these tenants? #askBP

Ken

[Rod F.]

It was not a conviction,  There area lot of "drummed up charges" by overachievers in our lives today. Association with someone can get everyone charged that gets dropped later. 

I wish all tenants, had background checks, all tenants had perfect credit scores and no one had pets. But that's not a reality .

You have hired a Property manager, to do the due diligence on your property,  Sounds like you don't trust their judgment. We all have past lives, The difference is some got caught and some didn't doing what ever they did when we were fool hearty kids.

What's allowable in states like Colorado isn't every where else.

My approach to drugs is pretty basic. We tell them when they move in that We don't tolerate it. The sheriff doesn't need  a warrant We have a key and it's Our house. That's usually when they decide to go find another place to live. Usually a 5 minute discussion during the interview process and that solves a lot of my problems.  My business partner does most of the interviews , all he tells them about me is "You don't want to meet that guy".  The good cop, bad cop thing!