Over the phone pre application

[Benjamin Mueller]

I live about 30 minutes from my 5(hopefully alot more in the future) single family homes and I receive alot of phone calls on homes. 

I am curious as t what qualifiers anyone here might ask a potential tenant before making the trek out to a place. IE stable job 2 yrs,  no felonies, bankrupcies, evictions etc... Thanks in advance!

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Like you, I had a ton of calls in a day for my rentals.  Because I had a lot of properties, there were times I had two or three vacancies at a time that I would be showing.  I had no life because I spent so much time on the phone. So I got smart. 

I purchased Vonage Phone (which I still have to this day).  It allows me to have several voice mail boxes at a time.  It records my messages per voice box, and records the messages that people leave me as well, along with the date and time they called. (and the date and time I place a call)

My opening Voice message to them would be as follows:  Let's say I had 3 vacancies.

Thank you for calling Sunrise Real Estate. If you are calling about our lovely home located at 8250 Kipling Circle, please press the 1 key now.  If you are calling for our beautiful 2 bedroom upper flat located at 7333 Green Glen Road, please press the 2 key now.  If you are calling for our cute and cozy 3 bedroom bungalow located at 1629 Maple Street, please press the 3 key now.

Once they pressed the house of their choice another recording would come on and tell them all they needed to know.

If they pressed Key 1, the recording would say, thank you for calling Sunrise Real Estate.  If you are calling about 8250 Kipling Circle, it will be shown on Monday, May 29th between 11am and 4pm and features 3 bedrooms, two full baths, a full basement and a huge living room and kitchen, and rents for only $1200 a month.  Please be advised that a $25 application fee is required per adult person but will be applied to the move in fee if you qualify.  

To qualify you must have more good credit than bad, be employed for at least a year, and have no landlord tenant evictions against you.  

Thank you for calling Sunrise Real Estate and I look forward to seeing you at our open house on Monday, May 29th between 11am and 4 pm.

And if they pressed the other buttons, the recording would give similar information regarding each home.  When it would be shown, its features, rent and show times. 

Nancy Neville