Originally posted by William Shaffer:
I don't have a signed lease or deposit.
Lower price was a written agreement.
These too down compute for me? Did you send them a lease which they haven't signed with the lower amount in it? Did they actually agree (verbally) to rent your place? Seems like if they are coming back to you and changing times then maybe they haven't agreed. My approach would be, sign the agreement and give me the money in 24 hours or I am going to move on to another applicant. Absolutely no reason to wait until move in to sign the lease and get funds. Just make sure that the Lease has the correct start date on it.
If she ask why tell her she changed her mind once and you don't want to risk her doing it again. If she won't sign move on.
It was more a written statement(email) than a signed agreement to have rent at a lower amount with a Nov. 1st move in. We agreed on a meeting place afterwards to collect the application and application fee where she posed the question of a later move in date.
Thank you all! I will definitely see who puts their money where their mouth is first. Lesson learned here is stick to the script. I felt vulnerable at that time since I've barely had any hits on my place. Once I took her application, I got 2 solid prospects the next morning.
