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Updated over 4 years ago, 07/31/2020

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Cindy Schneider
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Oshkosh, WI
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First time landlord doing the first tenant turnover

Cindy Schneider
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Oshkosh, WI
Posted

I am currently house hacking a duplex and when I purchased it last November the renters on the other side stayed and now they are leaving the end of July. I plan to do a minor remodel on that side and have the unit available for Sept. 1. I just posted my ad on Facebook Marketplace and am getting a continual influx of responses. I was planning to do short phone calls with people to go over the requirements and then from there set up one afternoon to do showings with a number of people, then they would fill out application. Can I tell them they don't qualify during the phone call due to not making enough income or do I have to wait until they apply and I call the employer? I plan to do a CCAP search, call employer and past 2 landlords. So far one person has a emotional support dog and I don't allow pets and I know they are excempt and need a doctors note, but am I exempt from that rule since I'm living in the home and don't have any other rentals? I'm wondering what the best way to weed through people is without wasting time or being unfair to anyone. 

Thanks,

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