Hello  , One of our tenants just requested to fill in landlord paperwork for the Rental assistance program.

I just can't imagine this advice working.I give out free a thorough sub to training with complete examples of ALL docs and how to fill the contract out and added verbage to get the seller to initial.   

Not yet we have one room filled because we known him and he stayed with us in an apt but were working on posting on Facebook and rentready but we do have an idea type of tenant we want. 

How are you filling the gaps in between MTR contracts?

@Brian Burke Both of these properties have management issues, starting out 18 months ago occupancy was in mid 80's at takeover, but the economic vacancy was high a lot of delinquency, courts backed up and they couldn't evict fast enough, meanwhile they did most of the Capex but weren't able to fill all the upgraded units quickly, they changed management companies and things were getting better but not fast enough, and yes it has bridge debt with no rate cap, and the amount of the capital is to be able and hold on till they hit 90% occupancy and will be able to refinance.Lessons I'm learning, Due diligence is walking every unit, looking at every lease and checking if money from leases are actually going into the bank.

You put in the terms of the lease, the tenant name and email and MySmartMove sends out the background check request and the tenant fills in all their information and pays for the check which is now $44/applicant.

One last idea, if you are on friendly terms with your neighbors, offer a gift card, dinner or (fill in the blank) in return for cutting up your tree and hauling it.

If a tenant is breaking their lease to leave, we will work with them, but we make them cover the gap period between tenants as "still their responsibility" - and we let them know we are really good to get the unit filled quickly - so it is a joint effort to save the tenant money, and to fill the unit quickly.All the best!

If so, population growth and really any other metric looks great for the area, but if you can't fill the property with tenants, you're just setting money on fire and it is time to bail. 

It sounds weird, but a vase filled sticks or small tree branches from around the property might be a nice touch on an empty table or counter.