12 Excellent Tenant Screening Questions You Cannot Fail to Ask
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Judy Stevens uses her teaching and instructing skills to deliver a compelling presentation, flash cards and all, to give you 12 excellent tenant screening questions you cannot fail to ask on the rental application.
Judy is a Realtor with Skogman Realty who has been in the real estate industry since 1978 and has owned investment properties even longer. She served for 6 years on the Iowa Real Estate Commission and has been an instructor for the Iowa Association of Realtors and for Skogman Realty. She also does independent teaching of insurance classes. On top of all of this, Judy and her husband have been landlords for about 48 years and have recently cashed out on their final investment property. Judy is well aware of the importance of a rental application. We learned a great deal from her experience and we are excited to share it all with you.
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"A vacant house is 10 times better than a bad tenant" ❤ 08:10
True...true.
Absolutely. That is my take on it right now!
It depends on what your definition of bad is. Terrible landlords should not be allowed to own property. So much quality homes I see wasted because of greed and ignorance.
I would replace "10 times" with "infinitely".
I absolutely agree, after spending four months trying to get a tenant from hell out.
I require copies of paycheck stubs or source of income. I require a copy of either a DMV driver license or DMV ID or a passport. I keep those copies in a file in case there's damages. My rental agreement started as one page, it's now six pages. I require signatures from all adult tenants AND initials on each numbered paragraph. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND landlords to review as many rental agreements as you can at every opportunity that comes to you and continually add to or revise yours. I ALWAYS make certain every paragraph is initialed and signatures are in place before the tenant gets the keys. BEWARE there are BAD tenants that are pros at fooling landlords. If you have to evict, violations against your rental agreement will be your best tool for eviction. Keep it honed and razor sharp... ohh and always take photos of your rental before they move in and have them sign the photos. Tenants WILL ALWAYS test you and will always try to take an inch more sooo.... ALWAYS stick to your rental agreement. Stand firm, stay cool and stay professional...
Termpapers like this is just the beginning. How about being more realistic? Unannounced health and welfare inspections, see how tenants live, not just handing over the keys. Let's say, I own rental properties. Hoarders, druggie, family violence, they would be gone in 24 hrs. Get to know your tendants, build a community. Be there for them! Things or appliances, air conditioner, water heaters have obsolescence built in. They are mostly break down nights or on weekends. Check those things, prevention is the key. Have someone one on call or there on weekends. Trust me, it will sa e you money and time. No one knows when the water heater leaks at night while sleeping or someone is at work and that happens. So, therefore, don't pin that on the tendants!
Why is this comment so off topic? Building communities with hoarders, druggies, and violent people is not a landlord's responsibility.
Just be sure that you specify “Government issued Photo Identification” and not “Drivers License”… which would then give the illusion that someone who is physically disabled (or for example, blind or deaf) would not be able to meet this requirement and therefore not qualify.
1) Names and Aliases
a. Picture of Driver’s License
2) DOB
3) Present Address
a. Go see what their current property looks like.
4) Previous Addresses 5-7 years
5) Current Employer
a. How much do they make?
6) Other Sources of Income
a. Are these other sources current?
7) What Vehicles will be on the property?
8) Who will occupy the property?
a. Part time kids?
9) Have you ever been evicted or asked to move?
10) Have you ever broken a rental agreement? Explain
11) Have you ever been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor?
12) Have you ever committed a crime that would them on the sex offender list?
13) At the bottom of the application, “Any Falsification of this document will result in termination or your lease. “
14) At the bottom of the application, get their permission to authorize the landlord to run a credit check, court records, criminal background and to verify all information.
15) Emergency Contact
Help
So Dow does this help in the state of NEW York with their hate all landlords rules? And are now add more restrictions landlords can not do? SO of these are not allow in New York any longer?/
Get their full date of birth, no reason not to give that, this is a rental application- not Tinder.
I have them put their full DOB on the signature line on the lease. Whether on the app or the lease, either way, I need it in case I have to pursue them later for a garnishee.
If you do background checks there could be multiple people with the same name, birthdate is to tell them apart.
I don't ask their name or date of birth, I get their drivers license.
@@crand20033 same, I place their IDs on the signature page of the lease and take a picture. That way they will never have a chance to say it's not my signature. And I have their ID :-)
I inspect there current house before renting to sfh's to them. It takes 3 minutes to inspect. I've never had a applicant that allowed me to do an inspection that ended up failing.
When I show the property I have a good conversation with the people and ask a lot questions and my intuition tells me if I should rent to them. I still have them fill out an application and follow all the steps but its usually only a formality. I have learned to always to trust a bad feeling.
48 years and she didn't ask....
" How much of your deposit was withheld by each of these previous landlords, and what damage was left at each address? "
Verify that with each landlord.
MarkH10 amen
MarkH10 great question!
Woah!! Great tip!!!
Last 3 months of bank statements too.
...stool sample.
No, always get the FULL birth date. If they are uncomfortable with giving the year, tough shit. Also, how is fifty dollars after rent NOT poor??? 😕 Hell, that's broke!
no... they said "oh don't worry I'll pay the rent I'm used to being poor". She meant don't rent to them cuz they're not going to be able to live on $50 a month after paying the rent.
well I think if you ask for an ID or I don't know- copy of a passport, then the correct birthdate/day should be on it^^
I have been a landlord for many years and now understand why I ended up with some bad tenants. Thank you for this information.
Good tenants can become bad tenants.
The investor is extremely knowledgeable. Thanks for sharing tips.
I’m so happy to have stumbled upon this video, if I could give it two likes, I would . Thank you so much for sharing what you’ve obviously worked so hard to obtain, great work . You should be a private investigator, you just ask the right questions that would make the bad tenants run away.
thanks for this professional organizied experienced video👍👍
I don't know about the advice starting at 10:55. I've been a landlord since 1998 in Massachusetts and it takes A LOT for a tenant to be evicted in MA. More than most states I am aware of. It's very liberal here and the courts lean heavily in favor of the tenants. If you come across someone that has been evicted or asked to leave at the end or during a lease..get as far away from them as possible and as quickly as possible. ALWAYS call their past landlords and ask "Would you rent to them again?"...Always, always. The answers you get are very telling.
Don't forget the in door smoking. I have rented house and had to paint it ourselves our dime so we could live there.
Excellent summary. I also asked for full legal name, as Tom Smith will bring up way too many hours when I check the court fillings. Thomas Stuart Smith narrows things considerably.
Also, I would rent to people with nonviolent misdemeanors or DUI if the conviction was at least 5 years old and they had disclosed it on the app. Then explained it to my satisfaction. I usually heard about how they have been in AA for 5 years. (You can't ask if they are alcoholics, but they will disclose it on their own. If they had their 1 year chip and I felt good about them, I'd rent to them.)
I was convicted of a misdemeanor assault that my wife started and I didn't want to be a participant in. A man can be cornered and forced to defend himself or restrain his wife. Women are thought of as victims but they are not.
Excellent advice to call the PRIOR landlord, as the current landlord may be more concerned about getting rid of them, w/o concern for you, the potential landlord.
Brilliant! Very sound advice from a wise experienced pro and appreciated the real human side of renting to those in time of need.
Thank you and ENJOY!
Jeri Frank and Judy Stevens - Thank you for an excellent video! Judy is a sharp, intelligent lady. The tips here are helpful and informative. I appreciate you mentioning to trust your intuition. It's important to get everything in order, and we should also pay attention to how we feel about the person or situation.
OMG!!! How wonderful is this video, so so helpful! Thank so much miss Judy Stevens and AssetRover for this very informative interview 👏👏👏👏
If you ask all those questions you may end up with no tenant at all. No one is perfectly clean. Renters can be evicted for any reason or no reason. Criminal records cannot be trusted because they often arrest and convict innocent crime victims.
@@crand20033 ask and decide which "imperfections" you can handle.
Excellent video! This has really helped me get my affairs in order. Priceless!
Wish there were something like this for tenants to be able to screen landlords.also I have an issue with the vehicle thing I can understand the landlord not wanting you to sit there and do an engine swap in their parking lot but if somebody's changing their oil or detailing their car as long as they don't make a mess that shouldn't be an issue
Slim Cowboy rent screening
Oil change no and I’m an avid mechanic. Detailing is ok but no music.
The best way to screen landlords is to talk to their current tenants. That's easy to do if it's an apartment building with several apartments because you can just knock on doors and ask the tenants their experience with the landlord. But if it's a single family house you have to ask the landlord to give you references of previous tenants. Another option is to knock on the neighbors doors of that single family house and ask them what they have heard from the previous tenants of the landlord.
You forget it is the landlord that has the money invested not the tenant.
Slim it's illegal usually to fix cars in public.
Couldn't agree more! These questions will help landlords to decide better. To make it more precised and to verify whether their narratives are true, performing background checks and other important screening checks is essential. Failing to do so will constitute to unforeseen risks. Just like you said, a vacant house is 10x better than a bad tenant. Aside from typical evictions, we've seen clients losing their hard earned properties due to civil forfeiture, and it's really a nightmare landlords would never ever want to experience.
Extremely informative
Thank you
Excellent. Thank you for posting this.
Thank you for this great landlord. I won't need to change anything to my application but add a few things. You have really helped me. I've been a landlord for 35 years and I'm still learning things on how to keep the lying trash from renting. I only had 2 great tenants which was my mom and a lady with her disabled husband. This couple lived in my property for more than 10 years and on Social Security as well. But as you know a person of a certain retirement age can't make over a certain amount or he/she will not get the social security checks until the follow year. I told her she made too much money at where she worked for the last year she lived there.
This is great information and experience. Thanks
Very helpful. Thanks.
Great video! Everything to the point!
As landlord: you will never know how life is changes, but:
keep good relationship with tenants, fast respond on they are needs, be friendly, talk to them. At least you will know what they have on they are minds and life situation.
And help them( not with $) as much as you can if u feel they need it.
One of my tenants put root in apartment with outgrow kids, afraid to move to bigger place and flip in expense,; I help her to find extra job . They moved !
Other tenant have life situation, his girlfriend left. Was no point to stay in large expensive apartment. I motivate him to move ahead, stay on top of him with updates.
He moved brake the lease, but i paid him security back. at list no lost!. Apartment was rented next day.
I love my tenants, but not going in personal life.
But copy of drive licence and rental application with full info A MUST ! ;)
A lot of good ideas, thanks. Two that I've used. First, ask to see a reliable picture identification card, like a driver's license. Not just see it but photocopy it. If you don't at least see an ID then what's to prevent John Doe giving you rental application information for Sam Smith who John knows is a good rental prospect who's information will check out? Second, rent month to month. Tell the potential renter that month to month is to their advantage because if they don't want to live there then they can leave with notice. The real reason is that as landlord you can get them out for any reason or no reason. Month to month makes it easy to get rid of people. Why would you want to force someone to live in your property who doesn't want to live there? If you force someone they'll likely find a way to retaliate. What does year long lease do for you anyway? Are you likely to be able to collect say the last 4 months rent if they move out early? Not likely because to collect you would need to show that you mitigated your damages by a good faith effort to find another renter.
Great information, thanks for taking the time to make it.
This was so informative. THANK YOU for the post.
Very good advice and thanks for posting.
I think visiting a prospective tenant would tell you all you need to know! Haven't rented since 1995 (no references) but we have a great income. Two cats and two 50# dogs. I also have a well maintained yard, hardwood floors with area rugs and thick padding. My house is always clean. Last house I sold the realtor asked if anyone lived there and was shocked to learn we have pets. The dogs are well trained but would need additional training to live in an apartment.
I'm a legal secretary, and our landlord clients tend to come to us only when they need to evict someone; I suspect we'd have far fewer eviction cases if the landlords did more thorough tenant screening.
On the other hand, our daughter is job-hunting, and she will be looking for her first apartment AFTER she gets a job offer and accepts it. What sort of information should she have on hand when she fills out a rental application? She wouldn't have paystubs from the new job yet, of course, but she could probably provide bank statements. Since her dad's an attorney (and I'm one of his secretaries), we could probably even provide a credit score and court records search results ourselves. (In Illinois, one has to search each county's court records separately, although most counties maintain their court records through Judici; there would be no results for any of the counties our daughter has lived in or attended college in, though, because she's never been in legal trouble.) Is there any other information our daughter should have handy while filling out a rental application?
Any recommendations on researching landlords? I am fed up with faulty property management companies and "investors" that inflate market rates and make the market unreasonable. My property management is never available and cant cash a check on time or provide me a proof of rent payment (thank god for bank statments). I also have video of one of the assistant property management not willing to open the glass door to accpet my ON TIME rent payment. I would rather rent and pay from someone reasonable and of course responsible too. Problem is my area is insanely priced so will probably need to move away...
I cant tell you how much stress this puts on many tenants in my area. Alot of landlord miss out on quality and stable tenants because of trendy misconceptions.
I would never rent through a property management company. Lazy....lazy landlords just trying to make money. I cant tell you how many people buy ONE rental property 5% down and think they can just stop working and live off it. Doesn't work like that. You need minimum 2 no mortgage to do that. They get impatient with it, realize they aren't making any money because of the big mortgage, and kick out the tenants and sell it to get their money back. There is nothing worse then a broke land lord. A ton of house rentals are exactly this.
Wow, sounds like have the same landlord!
Great info and insight 👍🏻
great advice, thank you very much
8/6/18....Very good information. Several NEW questions for me...
BUT BEST TO ASK PREVIOUS LANDLORD IF THEY WOULD RENT
TO THESE PEOPLE AGAIN B/C PRESENT LANDLORD WILL LIE JUST TO GET THESE LOSERS OFF OF THE PREMISES!
I have had landlords tell me this is true.
Yep, one of the best screening questions was to call prior landlords and ask this. The tenants who has landlords wishing the tenant would return we the best tenants I had.
Tenants will give family member numbers saying they are their current landlord. Do your DD and you will weed out the ones you need not rent to.
My son rented his single family home to renters with a good credit score, stable income and references were good. Worst renters ever! Ran a business from the home, which was against the lease when he tried to evict them the judge sided with the renters. Said they didnt own the business. When my son's lawyer made the point the lease said 'run' not own the business, the judge didn't care. So much for a contract that a judge did not enforce . My son installed a new furnace and they messed with it and that negated all warranties. I could tell you more, but you get the idea. This is in Missouri. The maagement company he hired to manage the property told him he could not do anything regarding legal issues without her OK because when you sign a contract with a company they have the rights....very upsetting. He is selling the house so he doesn't have a nervous breakdown. He had new carpets, furnace, and updated the home, removing wallpaper and painting inside and out. Why don't people appreciate a good place to live?
Because that traditional method of screening tenants scammers have already mastered. Thats what these advice doesnt understand. Bad people know how to play the game. Thats what they do.
So good, thank you!
Good stuff! Thanks
Excellent information. Will definitely save this video.
There are just as many sleazy Landlords as there are bad tenants. Many Landlords are slower than death when it comes to the upkeep of their properties AND there are many wonderful tenants w/a dog or two that are cleaner than someone with 2 to 3 kids. Its how you interview the tenant and take the time to listen and evaluate and also talk to the past Landlord...I myself, have great respect for other peoples property, yet other renters make it harder for the good tenants because if they burned the Landlord, they are reluctant to give another tenant a chance based on individual information. Also, no one is perfect otherwise I wouldnt be renting, I would own, but I do work and I pay my rent and I do have a dog...I AM a responsible tenant. my past Landlord absolutely would rent to me again, since I always paid rent on time and the cabin was clean as when I rented it. They were pleasantly and very happy.
Pets are the luxury of the home owner.
If the tenant has no criminal record that should be sufficient. The past landlord might have a grudge against the tenant. What do you do if the person is HOMELESS? Anyone who think it's okay for me to live on the street is not someone I will worry about when I sue them. They deserve to be bankrupted if they have that attitude.
Problem with most pet owners is they feel that pet hair everywhere is normal/acceptable, and they become immune to the stink. Not all, but a lot - The percentage that have pets and respect the rental property enough to upkeep the cleaning is probably quite low. Simpler to just forbid pets
@@sirraymondluxuryyacht8131 Exactly!
Doreen Forauer: You know, of the four tenants we've had in the past, three of the four have classed us as 'bad' landlords, and I'm sure the fourth one thought we were, they just never told us!
Great information. Thank you
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience. Judy is such a nice, confident and wise lady.
Great Video!! Thanks!!
+howiboy You're welcome. We really appreciate you coming by and checking out our videos! Let us know if there's anything else you'd like to see us do.
If you ever get the chance, I like to see how people handle their evictions, how soon after them not paying do you start the process. Great videos, thanks again!
+howiboy Thanks for the recommendation and we will certainly keep that in mind as we continue to make new blogs and videos. I think the important part is to treat all of your tenants the same and adhere to state laws. You usually have to give a certain amount of written notice before starting eviction proceedings.
Being a Landlord: Preparing for Eviction - assetrover.com/blog/landlord-preparing-eviction/
The four types of termination notices are Pay Rent or Quit Notice, Cure or Quit Notice, Unconditional Quit Notice, or Notice to Vacate.
We go through those four types of termination notices here:
Pulling the Eviction Trigger - assetrover.com/blog/landlord-pulling-eviction-trigger/
If you have any more questions or want further clarification on any real estate investing topic, please don't hesitate to ask!
Not in Philadelphia. The courts here are allowing landlords to give a "30 day notice to quit" one day and file suit THE NEXT DAY, without even waiting to see if the tenant moves out. The judges say "oh, but the HEARING is past 30 days," as if having a lawsuit filed against a tenant is no big deal for the tenant. It's disgusting.
It's almost as if they knew their audience is tired. The cards are a nice touch for memory.
I take a picture of the applicant with her driver’s license. Same with co-signers.
Pier Carlo Talenti amen
Just compare the pic on the D.L. with the person.
She scares me if I were to rent from one of her properties. But she does have a good heart by giving those in need a chance.
If she scares you..then you are a bad tenant
@@jayc4715 A criminal record means nothing. Innocent people are convicted everyday. My wife attacked me and called the police on me and I took a plea bargain to save the cost of a trial. Bad credit means nothing. People can be victims of fraud and ID theft but it wasn't them that didn't pay the bill.
Good video, woman knows what she's talking about!
I've been renting for almost 20 years, so I know a thing or two:)
These are great tips! Thank you so much!! 😊
I started requiring a copy of their credit report in the application package and this has eliminated most of the bad applicants. Everyone is entitled to an annual free credit report from each of the three credit agencies.
that's really smart instead of paying for a credit check
So...where exactly do you get a copy of the screening stuff they advertised in the video? Did I miss it? Any way to get a copy of the rental application?
Thank you so.much for an interesting valuable video. I do appreciate such information from such experienced person. We need more video
If you don't have a way to check their credit have them provide a copy of a free credit report.
You sound like Betty White.
I like Betty White.
Thumbs up.
Terry Miller Why?
Ignorant
Lol
That's right. Dot your I and cross your T you don't want to make a mistake but that was very nice of you to give her a second chance you are very nice landlord
Gotta love that outtro music 😂
Always interesting to listen to questions that are able to be asked in various states, the certainly won’t fly in CA
Very informative!
I always get their full birthdate. Also a good idea at some point to get a copy of their picture ID that shows they are who they wrote down.
@Dolly Madeson That would be good for me as I don't have enough parking spaces.
Great video. Too many real estate videos on just buying property. Not enough on being a Landlord and the processes involved.
Ok… I can’t let this go! I work in the residential property management industry and have since 1996… unlike this woman, I come from the opposite side of the industry- not the small mom and pop landlords, but the large national companies where we oversee the 500 / 800 unit apartment communities. Now with that said, there are so many things wrong with what this woman is telling you. Most importantly, at 10:49 she was asked, what if you get through this entire process and you still have a “bad feeling” about them? She then answered “don’t rent to them” - ARE YOU KIDDING? This would get me the electric chair at any company I’ve ever worked for… LISTEN!!!! Your screening criteria needs to be OBJECTIVE and MEASURABLE. You are NOT to put any sort of “subjective” feelings into weather they qualify or not. Studies have shown that we connect with and feel more “comfortable” with others who are “like ourselves “. You do not want to be determining acceptance or denial of an application based on SUBJECTIVE criteria such as, your application will be denied if I have an icky feeling about you. That is a huge NO NO and only indicates to me that this woman is simply a small landlord who has really never received the extensive training that we give our associates in the “large apartment community” side of the business. 🤦🏻
Immediately after that , she mentioned how she was talked into “giving someone a chance“ who had gotten evicted…. The ENTIRE purpose of your screening criteria is to ensure that you treat EVERY applicant with the same approach. Once you make exceptions, you completely throw your screening criteria out the window. These are things that the large companies (who KNOW what they are doing) would never do! For those of you reading this who don’t understand what I mean when I refer to “large management companies “…… search up companies such as “AMLI Residential” or Lincoln Property Company” or “Fiduciary Real Estate Development” or CamdenLiving dot com. Any questions you can further contact me at JPpropertyconsulting dot com
One more thing I just heard her say… the last thing she talked about was the credit report. She mentioned that if you decline them because of something on their credit report, that you must “show them the report “ … this is not in line with the “Fair Credit Reporting Act “ which is what she’s referring to. Here’s what you need to do if they are declined because of something that you discovered on the credit report… You must provide them with the “Adverse Action” letter which needs to inform them that they have the right to dispute any information within 60 days. The letter is also supposed to inform them that they are able to receive a free copy of their report (one per year) by contacting the credit reporting agency (I.e. TransUnion, Equifax or Experian) to submit this request. The ONLY time you are REQUIRED to give them a copy of the report is if you CHARGE them (even one dollar) for obtaining the report (I.e. an application fee). This last point that I made is not exclusive to the rental/property Management industry. This applies for any time someone runs a credit report (for example, purchasing a car, renting furniture, etc). The Fair Credit Reporting Act is FEDERAL Law. So unless your particular state imposes additional/more restrictive regulations, I suggest getting familiar with this act in addition to your particular state’s regulations.
Hi..that was so informative 👏
Can I have the link to download the questionnaire?
I love you sweet lady 😍Now I know this after spending $12000 on rental property ,which x renter destroyed badly .
In the future, get good landlord insurance on your properties.
Not taking felons period is common practice, and goes fine. The misdemeanor thing will get you in trouble. Picking and choosing which misdemeanors to care about can get you sued.
Terry Miller how do they know if you're picking and choosing misdemeanors? Just wondering. As I'm still learning and I would like to know your view on it.
Terry Miller actually they will both get you in trouble! It's against the law to discriminate!
Terry Miller damn felons cant even pay rent these days
@@johnnyjohnston8847 It's not illegal or immoral to discriminate. Every question she showed in the video is discriminatory. If nobody discriminated, we would be a very unproductive, archaic civilization.
@@sisbrawny It depends on the use of the word "discriminate." The word has a couple different meanings, one of which is clearly unlawful.
Gracias. Excelente informacion
Sage advice!
1. Would you rent to the tenant again?
2. How are you related to the person?
3. *FILL OUT THE RENTAL AGREEMENT*
4. Check the court records.
5. Ask if the person has used a controlled substance.
6. Get references.
7. *If the potential tenant falsifies information, you can void the lease*
Your my type of Judy :)
If there is drug dealing on the property in the apt.here in Philadelphia,do you know if the property can be confiscated?
Thanks 😊
Saving this video!
That last self-serving story......😂😝
Great job!! She is a boss:)
Only 1 unmarried couple we rented to didn't break up. The others didn't inform us they were moving out and one left a property an 800 dollar mess.
Rental Verifications can be done completely online now at RenterInc.com and don't need to fax landlord references anymore.
smart
Can you ask for a copy of an official I.D like a drivers license?
Yes actually you can as part of the application. You as a landlord need to know whom you are renting to.
Yes.
great vid
404 - Page not Found for the checklist :(
Instructive.
Income doesn't mean anything. My stepmother's sister earns $150,000 a year. But she wastes all her money. Never spends money on bills. She has bill collectors after her. Because she earns so much money, landlords never bother to look if she's in debit. So she decided to rent eleven separate apartments. Then she subleases (rents it out to other people) at a higher cost, and keeps the difference.
I don't have a job at the moment. My new job starts in four months time in another state. I will be earning $60,000. I have five months worth of rent money saved. My grand parents say they will send me money if I need any. My only problem is no landlord will let me rent their place. They see I don't have an income at the moment. My stepmother's sister has offered to fill out the application (using her details) on my behalf. But I'm worried something might go wrong with her plan.
How do I get this application?
Income definitely means something. While having high income is not a guarantee that the renter WILL pay, too low an income is a guarantee that the renter CAN'T pay. Also, it should not be a surprise that no one wants to rent to someone without a job, or who isn't working for the next five months.
So the apartments look at the income and don't bother looking at the credit score? That doesn't sound right.
I guess she got "lucky"? I don't get it either man.
Thank you for your information. Your information and., story are just as important. Or maybe even more important than the actual. Original interview. That's a first for me. Im a new property manager. And , you raised a point I've never heard from even experienced landlords say. Your 100% right .if a person makes a high six figure salary. You would not think you would have to be that concerned. For several reasons.
My fiancé , 2 year old son and I live in a 1 bedroom tiny apartment, and have lived here over a year and went through a 12 month lease and tried to do the shortest lease possible and the landlord knew. We found a perfect house and applied. I know it looks terrible to break a lease to move into a different house . I wrote a great cover letter and we also have a co-signer for the potential landlords reassurance . ( we are over 18) Should I tell the potential landlord? And if so how should I do that ? We really want this place. Helppp!
I love advice like this because it scares all the other landlords away from renting to someone with a 20 year old 'violent' felony and good credit. When they meet me they're thrilled to be treated like real humans and are usually dream tenants for many years.
"Well qualified" tenants on the other hand tend to feel entitled... They call and complain about noisy neighbors (who I don't control), ask for a new roof if they see a drop of water, and demand a new air conditioner if their electric bill is higher than they like. And since they're always looking to 'trade up', as soon as the lease is up they move out, which means I have to turn the house over after just a year.
The "perfect tenant" is in a good position to buy their own house so they might not be staying long.
@@stevenroshni1228 Another excellent point.
what does your manager do?
What if a minor signs the lease as a tenant, now the landlord is suing. Is this valid?
Nice video
I'd like to see where it says that you have to show them the credit report record if you turn them down for credit. I take the credit report pulling test every year and it states, by statue, I am not allowed to show them the credit report but have to tell them wich company I used to pull their credit to make my decision if I turn them down because of credit.
Great info but the screening page you offer is no longer available
Ask for paystubs for last 3 months
THIS IS GOLD!!! I love listening to landlords that have been doing this for a few decades successfully. I'll be using all 12 of these in my application!
Thank you very much; you just earned a new subscriber!
It may be gold to you but it's also a little disheartening to some of us. Apartments and houses are lodging first and investments *_second_* .These landlords are speaking from a position of immense privilege ("I have many properties and you have none") and treating prospective tenants almost more like commodities than people.
If you don't like it you can try another place with a different owner
So its ok and legal to visit future tenants? What if they say no?
with my experience , employers will only tell you that they work there and for how long, that's it.
Is your former landlord even allowed to give you that information regarding data protection?
@@terraliberalis6948 my bad. I misunderstood what you asked. Landlords will only give written down facts.
I just get their recent pay stub year to date will tell you their story
We should also ask the birth date of the landlord and a copy of the landlords id!
Do you ask the person who provides your employment for their DOB? The ID makes sense to confirm ownership.
good video but you must be super careful about what you ask and how you ask it...most states are pro tenant.
Which question violates a law in your jurisdiction.
No they aren't
In NY which is blue state we are not allowed to do eviction and criminal background check anymore. Its discrimination .. 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
@@MOBU76 so you cannot deny someone if they have a major felony conviction or multiple evictions?? that is total bullshit...people bitch why rent is so high well landlords are taking the risks...
@@MarkH10 in my state you cannot directly ask if someone has a criminal record but it can be on the application they sign...i have a release that MUST be signed to look up evictions and convictions..you really must walk a tightrope..
The only thing that I didn’t like was the credit check
Privacy laws are circumvented through an "Authorization to Release Information". Ask your attorney.
I mail out apps, and ask they be returned by mail. 75% don't even come back to me. That is a screening tool. And I show homes by appointment after I review apps.
Lease agreement does not work in CA, especially in the Bay Area.
Move to the United States.
why?
What about potential tenants who don't do drugs nor drink and stays current on their rent, but they are not perfect in other ways e.g., dogs too many vehicles e.t.c.?
That's all great... if you live in Iowa.
What specifically becomes negated in the other 49 states??