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Brandon Pearsons
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Picking a Tenant

Brandon Pearsons
  • Investor
  • Oroville, CA
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This house is located in a blue collar community. This house is in a good neighborhood, but the surrounding areas are not the best.

I am having a rough time finding good tenants:

These are my options

a) $1000 per month new nurse, young pretty 24 years old, new to the area. I doubt she will like living in this area. No kids, no pets, non smoker. Doubt will stay more than 1 year

b) $1065 per month Nice couple, late 30s 2 kids living off the system. kids were wild, spilling my paint when I was there
they smoke. There 5 year old son has autism so he has fits so it might annoy the neighors, and damage the house a little. I like them. The carpet is new, and they dont wear shoes on the carpet which is a plus ( unless this was a show for me ;). Probably will stay years, unless the quiet neighbors on both sides have issues with them.

c) $1065 per month 44 year old male and 32 year fiancee. The guy is 6-6 and has albino white hair that is long but shaved up to the bangs on his head. The neighbor seemed creeped out. His income is hard to trace. Cashes checks, no bank account. His fiancee's income is traceable. He dressed a little slobby too.
He is a nice guy and his story totally checks out. Everything he said. He used to own a 400k house broke his back lost it. I didn't entirely trust him because of his haircut and dress...

d) $1065 per month another couple. Group of 5. Smokers no pets. He works an hour away. there are not jobs in the area.

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