Real Estate Investor · Minneapolis, MN · Member since 2017 · 164 posts · 30 votes
Hello!
If this property ends up working out, the owner currently has some relatives that are living in one of the units. They do not have a lease, and because of that, I'm not really sure how to handle them once we close on the property.
I'm assuming we screen them and then if everything is fine, ask them to sign our lease? If they don't meet our requirements, I'm guessing we'll give them 60 days to find a new place and then start screening new tenants ASAP to try and have someone lined up?
Just a little odd since we're not picking up a current lease, and I wanted to confirm we treat them as an applicant. Also, if the property passes inspection and we move forward, can we screen them before we've closed to make sure they fit our standards, and then have them sign our lease the day we close?
As a note-we do know they make 3x the rent, and the place is well kept, so it is in our interest that we keep them so we can cash flow right away since our upper unit is currently vacant and we'll want to get that filled right away.
Real Estate Broker · St Petersburg · Member since 2014 · 2k+ posts · 2k+ votes
9y
@Kelly Conrad Personally, I would wait until after you close for a few months to see how you like them being tenants, it may be something completely different since they are related to the current owners. Just let them go MTM for now. I almost always find that it is a bad idea to rent to family and friends. In most cases, they probably wouldn't pass your background check??
Real Estate Investor · Minneapolis, MN · Member since 2017 · 164 posts · 30 votes
9y
Interesting, without screening we'll do month to month, and after 2 months we'll agree to a full year if things go well? Although that does put us in the holiday/winter season and it'll be tough to find someone to move then. What do you think? @Kim Meredith Hampton
Real Estate Broker · St Petersburg · Member since 2014 · 2k+ posts · 2k+ votes
9y
@Kelly Conrad Get them thru the holidays, and then offer the yearly lease. In Florida we have people move all year round, but I'm sure in your area that's not the case:-)
Leave them on M2M permanently. Once you have started them on M2M there is no reason to turn over control of your property to tenants by handing them a term lease.