Renting an occupied unit - Advice

[Kelly M.]

Hi Everyone,

I was wanting to gain some guidance on how you navigate finding a new tenant when the property is currently occupied. My current tenant does not have a problem with me showing his apartment. However, I do not want to waste time just showing it to anyone who asks. This is what I did when the property was vacant (and I don’t have a problem with it), but the circumstances are different now that someone is living there. I normally assess the applicants when I showed the apt. I talk to them to see if they would be a good tenant. If they were interested, and I thought they would be a good fit, I sent them the application.

Now that the property is occupied, I would like advice on questions I should ask prior to showing or if you think pre screening before showing the apt is a bad idea. I’ve never had a pre screening process. My goal is to waste less of both mine and my tenants time.

Thanks!