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Should I reject these applicants and keep looking?
I tried ABNB out with one of my rentals last year and am converting it back into a long term rental and also trying mid term rentals until I find a long term tenant.
Applicant A: Mid term. Travel nurse and her husband plus dog (I don't like dogs and usually don't accept them). They would rent for 3-5 months at 2K a month. It left a bad taste in my mouth that they tried to negotiate the rate down so they could pocket more of the 4K a month the employer is paying for their lodging....plus he's an insurance adjuster so I worry about him trying to pull some kind of "injury" scam while he is here.
Applicant B: Long term. Entitled grown man. Asked if I'd be willing to buy a carport for his parking spot at my expense. I'm like, ugh, no.
Or....option C is I keep it as a short term for now and give ABNB another try this summer. It was booked solid last summer. I'm getting inquiries from insurance companies for my place too, 7K for a 50 day stay...but no deal yet.
So would you rent to Applicant A? Or?
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My rentals are close to Seattle but in the surround burbs, Renton, Maple Valley, Auburn, Federal Way, the list goes on and on....but I hear ya. When the market drops again and rates are low, I intend to 1031 my entire portfolio out of state, possibly to Idaho. They still have good appreciation, but aren't socialist.