Ridiculous rental applicants self managed long distance rentals

[Susanne Owens]

One applicant,

Does everyone receive the ridiculous, "can I rent your place?" applications that I do? They send me an email stating, "oh my credit ruined after a recent divorce and i have 2 small kids and want to rent in a safe neighborhood". She doesn't meet the 3X rent to income rule and When I download her credit application she has defaulted on EVERY account she has for the last 3 years!!! NEVER made any payments on anything....What the heck? thats not a divorce ruining your credit with some late payments that YOU never being responsible for any of your payments!!!

Next applicant,

I dont have a job yet but "I starts at the CVS on Oct 28th. The last place I live now I paid in cash up front for the whole 6 month lease that is up in February, but I can end it early. I have a 'friends daughter' that stays with me often, is it okay to have overnight company often?" What the what? 

My thought is #1 drug dealer??? cash up front for a whole lease "to prove I can pay" or #2 suspicious activity of prostitution or human trafficking for the friends daughter overnight frequently.

Just needing to vent, I just listened to Craig Curelop, #thefiguy on the regular BP podcast and on the BP Money podcast and currently watching Breaking Bad series, so maybe I am a little untrusting with my world view right now, but I would have never had the nerve to fill out or ask for such forbearances??? Anybody else have similar experiences? I want to turn this into a laughable experience but they are wasting mine and their time. 

[Bjorn Ahlblad]

@Susanne Owens wow! my applicants are applying at your place too? ;))