Tire kickers: How to discourage and screen them out quickly

[Constantia Petrou]

Hi everyone,

My rental property is a SFH (class A) in a great neighborhood and in the coastal region of the Bay Area known for outdoor spaces, nature and great quality of life. It is now on the market to rent and because of the Corona Virus situation I have experienced a ton of tire kickers who are sick of the quarantine and just think that they want to live in a more spacious environment and away from crowds, and who in most cases cannot afford my house. Have others experienced an increase in the number of tire kickers and how do you manage them? (I have a prescreen email I send out to everybody who contacts me with basic credit score and income requirements and a lot of them disappear after that). Can you do anything with the ad to discourage tire kickers? Thanks

[Steve Vaughan]

Ask questions in your ad. I ask 5 specific questions that must be answered. The unserious won't bother .

I also provide no ph# and no address, just cross streets or neighborhood.  Too much work and guessing for tirekickers.