Re: FRUSTRATION Hard to find a new tenant - Landlord Forum thread 358587

Re: FRUSTRATION Hard to find a new tenant by Garry on September 13, 2018 @16:45

First of all, John, the way I read your entire post, is that it's all about YOU----what YOU want, not what the prospective tenant wants. A tenant just wants to see a place, and THEN decide if the y want to fill out an app for it. You INTERRIGATE the T with questions before they see it, and because of those Qs, they have already determined that YOU are not the type of LL they want, no matter how nice the place is. Stop asking Qs up front. You are asking the internet to do what you should be doing. When somebody calls , texts, or emails, simply say it's available, and ask when they want to see it. Then set a time and meet them there. I NEVER set up an appointment more than 1 day out-----too many no-shows past that.

IF they show up, let them wander around first, THEN ask them IF they want to fill out an app.------NEVER more than 2 pages long, and only PERTENANT Qs. TOO many Qs turn people off, and they feel you are invading their privacy. Once they leave, there's NO getting them back. The LPA app is a good app, but its geared towards protecting the LL. and is not tenant-friendly.

Your rental should be 100% ready to show-----everything repaired and clean, and ALL of your tools and material gone. Do NOT follow behind them during the showing-----if they want to know something, they will ask . And finally, you are a business, and are competing with all the other businesses (LLs) out there, for customers (tenants). The things you are doing, are not tenant-friendly things. Change that around, and take a few more "risks", and you will have more people calling and applying for your rentals.

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