Monday, October 1, 2012

5 tips to pick good tenants and stay out of court

1. Put Everything in writing! Just because your new tenant is your best friend's brother in law, does not mean that you should not have a written agreement in place. An oral agreement means nothing and does nothing to protect you legally. Get it in writing!

2. Screen your tenants carefully! You want to make sure and run a credit report. If they can't pay other bills on time what makes you think you will get your rent every month. Verify employment (enough said) and check references from current and previous landlord's.

3.Make sure your potential resident has sufficient income. The last thing you want to do is set them up to fail. If they do not make at least 3 times the monthly rent in income you may need to reconsider renting to them.

4.Educate your resident from the very start as what your expectations are to avoid any miscommunications later on.

5.Check out your tenant's criminal history. This should be a no brainer.Past behaviors are often an indication of future behavior.


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