Will you rent to this tenant?

Will you rent to this tenant?

Woodbridge, VA · Member since 2017 · 122 posts · 44 votes

Hi All- The tenant was evicted in 2018, she says she fell I’ll buy repaid the arrears. I will be confirm that. 

For past three years, she is staying with relatives. He credit score is marginal. 

She has social sec income of 2200 per month and VA disability income of 5100 per month.

Willing to pay one years rent up front. Monthly rent is 1950 per month. 

My rent is about 200 higher than the market but it’s been updated/rehabbed. 

Any thoughts? 

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Rental Property Investor · The Vampire State · Member since 2013 · 2k+ posts · 2k+ votes
4y

I stopped reading at "tenant was evicted in 2018" - there a number of (poor) decisions that a tenant has to make in order to actually be evicted.  The fact that they did not take advantage of the numerous safety nets / assistance programs available, or failed to make not very desirable but necessary changes to their lifestyle in order to avoid receiving a service (housing) without paying for it.  This tells me all I need to know about their character.  Sure there are exceptions, but the exceptions prove the rule.  I'll let someone else "take a chance" on them.  Life is too short.  Hard pass.

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  • Real Estate Broker · 3412 S. Harlem Avenue Riverside, IL 60546 · Member since 2015 · 6k+ posts · 5k+ votes
    4y

    @Jacob Beg this is a hard pass. Evictions are a tough pill to swallow as the new owner since you know that someone went all the way through the system once and had to be forced out. I am not saying this is an outright moral failure as people do go through hard times, but that combined with marginal credit after having had several years to get back on this person't feet doesn't bode well. I screen tenants all the time here in the Chicago area. It is very tenant friendly, so I look at tenant screening as being our one great chance to have a unit perform well for multiple years to come. I always would pass on a tenant like this as the risk is just too great. 

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