Re: Recently entered the US - Landlord Forum thread 332742

Re: Recently entered the US by Peter Taylor (California) on March 27, 2015 @12:55

J as it was mentioned to you anybody who comes legally, meaning a passport and through customs, into the USA has been checked quite well specially if they had any criminal background. The same as if you travel to their nation, Japan or Europe. And with 3 members of the same family there is more history, paper trails and checks.

I would not worry so much about their credit history. In the Americas people in Colombia tend to be well educated in par with Argentina, Cuba, Brazil, Uruguay or Chile and they can be great tenants. IF they were from another American nation like Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Guatemala or Bolivia then yes I would be more careful.

The other thing is that Colombians are not like Mexicans where the bigger the family + the aunts, uncles and cousins, the happier they are.

But for your protection in the lease make it clear how many people will be dwelling in there and if later any additional person plans to move in the house you must be notified in writing and should be approved by you specially if the house was built to accommodate more people. You can also make it clear in the contract that in the event of that happening you shall raise the rent as well.

I lived in Italy for a few years and in most nations of Latin America, save for the many different Native American tribes there, the culture and customs are quite similar to Italy or Spain. That is why is called Latin America.

Women there, not all of them, after they get marry may stop working so the only income will be from the husband. And chances are that the mother was probably a housewife with all things provided by her husband as well. So that is why they don't have any credits they way we see it in the USA but make not mistake even if the man dies they are well provided.

I would be more concern with the man, who is the son and brother, and find out where he is working, his income and how long he has been working at that place or how long he may stay there.

Get also a security deposit.

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Re: Recently entered the US by J (FL) on March 29, 2015 @08:39	[ Reply ]

Thanks, but that sounds totally illegal (for Fair Housing, anyway) to pick and choose based one which nation they came from.

Re: Recently entered the US by Anonymous on March 31, 2015 @11:20	[ Reply ]

He was giving you a social studies lesson rather than suggesting you should select a tenant's country of origin