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Tenant applicants who don't care
This is a story of a couple who came to a recent showing for a rental unit.
The girlfriend was
looking around and she asked him if he wanted to see the garage and backyard. He
replied, "No, I don't care."
Then a little bit later he came up to me and said that he could
have the security deposit and first month's rent in cash later to me
today. I said no, you have to both fill out an application and go through
the screening process.
He asked what I screened for. I told him its the normal things -- criminal history, etc. He repeated "criminal history" then told me I just didn't like him and he wasn't going to apply anyway then left.
Note -- if someone really doesn't care about what a place looks like, and wants to offer you cash on the spot, and is upset that you want to screen for criminal history, more than likely they WON'T be a good tenant.
Comments (2)
Congrats Dawn. It's wonderful NOT to be a desperate landlord. You saved yourself some peaceful night's rest.
Al Williamson, over 11 years ago
Good lesson Dawn.If some guy is desperate to rent a house, probably something fishy is going on.
Arun Chaudhary, over 11 years ago