All Forum Posts by: Cameron Riley

@Jassem A.

Love this! Kept it so sweet and simple

I do expect every landlord to at least charge 20-50 dollars tho! Application fees are critical

@Amber Gonion

Wow that wheelchair example is crazy!

So the women ended up making a case out of that! Wow Hahahah.

Crazy world we live in.

I never discriminate but you can’t really defend yourself from false accusations these days ... or can you? Lol

@Michael Gefvert

I think I’m just seeing this post now hahahahaha

Not sure where you got the negative vibe from.

I didn’t mean it to describe that in that light.

I pick the best qualifications of applications that come in

@Bill F.

Great post bill.

Yes, people need to stay on topic and take things with a grain of salt. I wanted stories. Didn’t mean to make anyone mad by using the word crazy lollll.

I’ve seen all those college posts and debates..

90 percent of the debates are awesome, the others become foolish

@Anthony Wick

I was looking for some funny, insane or weird stories lol! People took this the WRONG WAY! Sad society we have now a days!

@Jim K.

Jim, I’m sorry if you or anyone took this the wrong way lol.

I deal with low income housing. It’s how I got my start and that’s my market..

Crazy, in this thread means “ troublesome tenant “ and their is never a valid excuse to be troublesome. EVER.

“ sorry landlord, I stuffed your toilet with rags because I had mental breakdown “

Okay, does that justify what you did? NO. Ted bundy had a mental breakdown. Killed 40 girls. Do we justify that?

Crazy.. is never an excuse. This post was simple to say “ hey fellow landlords, tell me some insane or wild stories of your BAD TENANTS “

@Jim K.

Sorry Jim. I should of used “ nightmare “ instead of crazy. Didn’t mean to insult. At all. Totally understand mental health issues within the country.

@Scott D Burrows

Hey Scott, we think so similar,

This is exactly how I do it when I do showings

“ hey, so we don’t have any pre set qualifications, the “ landlord “ is just looking for someone that will pay rent and be a good overall tenant, credit

Isn’t a major deal but he will look at the best qualified applicants and select who he feels is the best to pay rent “

That is something I usually say ^

Many other investors on the thread are scaring me with threat of discrimination.. lol.. I rent in low income areas, so I can’t discriminate on anything or I would literally GO OUT OF BUSINESS LOL. ( I am also from a poor area/family, so I know what my clientele go through) which is primarily why I haven’t used credit scores to scold people..

- anything else to add? I loved your comment a lot...

- your message isn’t discriminatory right? Your legally allowed to say, “ someone was BETTER FIT “ ?

@Linda S.

@Linda S.

Hey Linda!

I love the rejection letter, but some others commented “ don’t say things like that, it opens up a door for them to claim discrimination “ because the key word is “ found someone more qualified “ so people will assume, well, I was good enough but he found someone a little bit better. That’s “ not fair at all “ etc ^^^

That’s what 90 percent of my received responses have been to this thread.. I agree with you tho, it should be simple and to the point, I want to say “ we found someone as a better fit” me, personally, I think that’s fine to say.. but others are scaring me saying “ oh no that’s discriminatory “

- at the end of the day, I own the home. I’m legally allowed to reject on man LEGAL reasons of rejection

- Raising it up to 100.00; that is nearly

Impossible, my demographics are low income areas.

- I also, believe if I do a 50.00 or higher non refundable fee, the 5-6 people I reject will be PISSED OFF. Because that is big time money when you are in a poor area.

- I will keep it at 20.00 I believe. But I will raise my rents... Even more

- I appreciate the advice

- please add more if you can.. what have you charged for the app fee? Is it refundable?

- how often do you evict clients?

- do you invest in low income areas?

@Jess White

I have lost properties about 40-80.00 dollars above the surround rentals. I still get clients..

I think I get the applications because I remind people that you won’t necessarily be rejected from credit score and people LOVE hearing that

- how do you feel about credit score?

Many people on the thread have scolded me telling me to install these standards but I don’t think it will HELP my business overall. If I set a standard, it will remove 90 percent of my clientele and potential renters. Literally. I have to deal with some bull crap or else no one will rent from me