Vetting tenants in a Class C (Explaining to non-Class folks)

[Kevin Nichols]

We have a Class C duplex that we are finishing up. It's really nice vs. the other duplexes in the area and I posted it on Zillow, hotpads, etc. last night.

I've gotten over 75 inquiries and my phone rings, texts, emails constantly. 

The problem is...how do you tell folks "this is not a great neighborhood, it's a class C neighborhood with some issues."

I don't want to waste my time, nor theres for any visits.

Thoughts?

[Wesley W.]

Originally posted by @Kimberly H.:

Why would you want to tell them that?  

 So they are not wasting your and their time when they realize that for the first time at your showing.

I tell prospective tenants early on via email that where a person lives is a very personal decision, so please do a drive-by to get a "feel" for the neighborhood.

Since I've done this, it has dramatically reduced my "no show" appointments, which I am sure were folks who just "kept on driving" as I waited on the porch outside for them.