It's no different than if McDonald's told us how much weight we would gain if we ate Chicken Nuggets.

This is a better option to take and can carry more weight in court than re-keying.October comes and tenant states she doesn't have the financial means to move and cannot pay anything.

Just as "good" tenants are worth their weight...bad ones aren't worth their rent. 

There are two sides to the coin and you have to weight the risks of departure against benefits of staying current in the market.

Hey guys,

We have had some tenant apps that smart move suggested we decline, and a few that said lightly approve.

They seemed like decent people, but my question is.....

If SmartMove says decline, do you ALWAYS dec...

You want to look at the content of their credit history, not a snapshot-in-time number (which will probably have changed by the next time the calculation is run).If the earnings history is there with a solid payment history, I personally would give that more weight than the result of some algorithm....but that's just me.

Property managers are worth their weight in gold if you have a good one. 

Establish very basic pet rules:Limit the size by weight (small dogs) this eliminates restricted breeds.Maximum 2No catsAll other pets at the discretion of the landlord.

My point is simply that it's not that way for most of the rest of the country, and thus the fears don't carry the same weight or merit. 

The perks of not showing it and such can be good, a bankruptcy 5 years ago would not be a huge concern for me since that was about the time everyone had issues, the no missed payments really hold a lot of weight since then.