Re: How to find Qualified tenant applicants? - Landlord Forum thread 357078

Re: How to find Qualified tenant applicants? by Garry (Iowa) on May 3, 2018 @17:54

I put a sign in the yard, do a Sunday newspaper along with their Wednesday "Penny Saver", and then use Craig's List. But I'm moving away from the newspaper and P.S., as the cost is $35/week for the 2, and with the advent of electronics, hardly anyone nowadays reads or gets a paper (at least those under 40). On my CL ad, I put no pics in. I give the address, so they can drive by the place first. And I tell in the ad all about the house and my rental terms, and if they want to see the inside, they can make an appointment, and my application is on the kitchen counter if they want to fill one out.

However, I may not be as "picky" as you, or many LLs are. I allow smoking, and small pets for an extra deposit. About 3/4 of all the people that see my places inside actually fill out an app. I only do M2M leases, so I can get people out faster and easier if they are doing things I don't like. One thing I have found out, though, is that having a pet, being a smoker, or having a "not-TOO-bad" of a criminal background, does NOT always mean they will be a bad T for me.

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