Why I won't Rent to Felons

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Some people think that Felons deserve a second chance. Those people are stupid. Never rent your houses to Felons. The details of the crime aside, a Felon is going to have a much harder time getting and maintaining employment than someone with a felony on their criminal record. The harder it is for your tenants to make money, the harder it is for you to make money. Tune in to HoltonWiseTV for more tenant screening tips.

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James Wise · Answer

The president of the United States criminal record doesn't have anything to do with proper tenant screening practices in mine (or yours) property management businesses.

James Wise · Answer

It's odd how much you want to go to bat for a man who stole money from you.

Susan Maneck · Answer

He paid faithfully for 11 years until he was laid low by the pandemic. How many of your tenants can you say paid rent for 11 years?

Gary Randle · Answer

Actually James, you are entitled to your opinion on the matter. People are people and everyone has a choice on the matter, no need for the back and fourth on the matter, without the correct MINDSET on anything what is the point?

James Wise · Answer

That might be the worst advice I've seen someone post on this website in the 10+ years I've been on here. This isn't fairytale land. In the real world, I'd be out of business if I utilized that flawed logic.

Gary Randle · Answer

Never Judge a Felon. Some of them are or will be in the White House.....Just like anything else, you have good ones and bad ones!!! People that do not have a bad record can be just as bad. Just depends on there MINDSET.....

James Wise · Answer

So the short version is - you rented to a felon tenant. You did a whole bunch of favors for him that you shouldn't have. He repaid you by not paying the rent, forcing you to evict him.......That ended about how I would have expected it to end.

Susan Maneck · Answer

My first tenant was a felon. There were a few occasions when he lost work but I was able to have him do various jobs on that occasion he was the fastest and hardest worker than I've ever hired. Sometimes the rent was slow but it always came, until Covid hit. In November 2020 because the rent hadn't come yet, I called them. He answered the phone but was coughing so much I finally said, "put your wife on the phone." When she answered she started giving excuses. I immediately stopped her and said, "Nevermind that. Your husband has Covid. Get him to the hospital now!" They both tested positive but this was before there was really any effective treatment. They sent him home with a bunch of BS prescriptions without bothering to see whether or not they had the means to fill them. They didn't. I sent my ex-husband over to pick up their prescriptions, get them some food, and buy them an oximeter. He left the stuff on their doorstep and I called the wife and said if his oxygen level went below 89 to take him back to the hospital. It did. He ended up in the ICU and nearly died. Afterwards the disease left him completely disabled. For awhile I would periodically receive rents from various agencies but they would never inform me ahead of time whether I would get anything or not, but finally when they were 5K behind I was told they wouldn't receive anymore. At that point I had to file for eviction. When the wife called she asked how long after the court case would she be able to stay before the constable came. I told her if she moved out before the court date and left the property in good condition I wouldn't show up in court, so the eviction wouldn't show up on their record. They did this and left the property in good order although, because they had lived there for 11 years, there was a lot of wear and tear. I'm sure I sound naive to you, but what happened was not their fault and you can't get blood out of a stone. The tenants I really can't stand are the ones who show up in court and lie through their teeth.

Why I won't Rent to Felons

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