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Landlord Newsletter - Craigslist - Stop Being Flagged or Ghosted

The LPA Newsletter
February 4, 2014

Dear Fellow Landlord,

Have you ever had your Craigslist ad flagged for removal? I have. How about ghosted? See the article on this below. Also check out my article on the Top 5 Ingredients of a good tenant. Do your tenants have these qualities? Next, I found this really interesting and think you will too. Below is an actual trial decision on one of Mr. Reno's recent L&T cases, a holdover proceeding to recover possession. - Enjoy!

In this newsletter:

  • Craigslist Duplicate Ads Create a Time-Bomb
  • Top 5 Ingredients of a Good Tenant
  • Ask the Eviction Attorney

Please e-mail us if you have any questions or would like to add or share any material / information. Have a great month!
John Nuzzolese
John@theLPA.com

"How would you feel if you knew you had all your tenant problems under control?" - John Nuzzolese

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Duplicate Ads on Craigslist Creat a Time Bomb! Stop Being Flagged or Ghosted


craigslist flagging Are you posting the same ad on Craigslist everyday? It’s just a matter of time before the time-bomb on Craigslist goes off!

I was reviewing one of my clients ads for LiveAdMachine the other day and he told me he posts the same ad everyday.

That is a huge mistake, because Craigslist does not allow you post the same ad every day. Craigslist and the community prefers to not see the same ad everyday, so they will flag your ad.

How to Post Without Getting Flagged or Ghosted

You may want to watch this video I created on preventing ghosting and flagged ads first. Spend a little time creating some ads before you post. I would suggest about 2 to 4 ads. Another suggestion, is do not use the same phone number and website, that is considered a duplicate post it is very important to understand this. To have great results on Craigslist you only need to post a few ads and renew them every other day. That way you are following Craigslist rules and less ads will get flagged and ghosted.

3 Rules to Guarantee Your Success on Craigslist

Rule 1: Never Post the same Ad on Craigslist.

Rule 2: Do Not Over Post on Craigslist- Renew The Same Ad Every Other Day.

Rule 3: Stay in Your Area and Surrounding Area....

Please click here for the full article
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5 Ingredients of a Good Tenant

Most landlords try their best to select good tenants to occupy their rental properties. Some are very successful at it while others always seem to end up with bad tenants regardless of how much they try.

In order to find a good tenant, we need to first understand the qualities or ingredients that a good tenant is made up from. Once we understand what ingredients we are looking for, we can carefully screen applicants with the right ingredients in mind. The LPA has a few tools that can help you determine if your applicant has the desired qualities you are looking for in your screening process.

So What Are the 5 Ingredients that Make Up a Good Tenant?

  1. Honesty / Integrity Trust... reliability... decency are what comes into my mind as qualities of an honest person with integrity. I want a tenant who will do what he agrees to do. Someone who morally chooses to do the right thing. A person whose signature on a contract signifies a binding promise they will keep.

  2. Creditworthiness If I am going to give legal possession of a valuable piece of real property to a tenant, I'm going to first want to know I'm dealing with someone with a good track record concerning credit. We have technology available now that can give me a credit report on the computer instantly on any rental prospect, so I definitely want to assure myself that my prospect deals with financial matters in a reputable way.

  3. Ability to Pay Does the tenant have sufficient income or other resources to easily pay the rent and other living expenses every month? Is the tenant employed or just independently wealthy? Does the tenant depend on any other parties to survive? The answers to these questions will tell you how secure this tenancy will be.

  4. Cleanliness A clean tenant has higher standards than a dirty tenant. It is a fact that clean tenant will care for your rental property better than a dirty tenant.

  5. Respect This is an important one. I have had the worst experiences with people who do not respect others. They may not even respect themselves, which usually means they won't treat your property very well since they don't respect it either. If they do not respect you as the landlord, you have a recipe for trouble.

Ingredient Detection Tools

  • Tenant Finder ™ Pre-Screening Telephone Worksheet
    or The LPA Pre-screening Prospect Card (with html code for Internet ads)

  • The LPA Rental Application

  • The Landlord Reference Qualifier

  • Credit Reporting Disclosure Notice

  • Tenant Finder ™ Qualifier Chart


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    Ask the Attorney

    The Landlord Protection AgencyThe Landlord Protection Agency® presents John Reno, Esq., a highly experienced Landlord - Tenant attorney based on Long Island, NY.

    John Reno also does Mortgage Loan Modifications (Nationwide).
    (Mention The LPA for a 10% discount!)

    Recent Courtroom Victories

    The attached is copy of the court's actual trial decision on one of Mr. Reno's recent cases, a holdover proceeding to recover possession.

    It is about a landlord who was losing his house to foreclosure and decided to make a special long term, low rent lease for his tenant's benefit once the property was foreclosed. Because leases remain binding on the new owner in real estate transfers, this owner thought he could tie up the property with a low rent tenant for a long time. The new landlord hired Mr. John Reno for the eviction ...



    Trial Decision, District Court of Nassau County, First District, L&T Part, Index No. LT-005630-13

    If you have a landlord tenant problem you'd like to ask a question about, please feel free to e-mail me your question.
    Submit a landlord / tenant question for Mr. Reno
    Please try to keep your questions as short and to the point as possible.

    Read more from John Reno, Eviction Attorney



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