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Tenant Applicants say the dumbest things

Robin Grimes
Real Estate Investor · Houston, TX · Member since 2010 · 37 posts · 326 votes

Stupid things Tenant Applicant’s say.

I had renovated a nice 4/3/2 and put it on the market for lease. Here are some of the comments from people who toured the property during the open house or called me from signage.

#1
Young single mother with 3yr old in tow. “My boyfriend will be paying the rent, he said to just go find a place, but I want to rent it in my name, so it will be mine alone.”
I’m thinking: I’m not renting to someone without the verified income to pay the rent. Sorry but a promise from a boyfriend just won’t do.
I’m saying: Here’s a rental application. The application fee is $25 but you should know that I will need to verify income and whoever is paying will need to be on the application and lease.

#2
Middle aged couple with no kids. Wife says “I don’t like the wood floors. If you can put down carpet and repaint to something brighter, we’d be interested. Also you will need to replace the stove.”
I’m thinking: The wood floors are new laminate that I just spent $1400 and two days installing. The paint is all new also. If you want to remodel a house, go buy one yourself.
I’m saying: Here’s a rental application. The application fee is $25. The property is being rented in its newly remodeled condition.

#3
Family. Made appointment and met me at house. Husband says “I need a 3 car garage.”
I’m thinking: The 2 in 4/3/2 stands for TWO car garage. Plus the photos show it’s a two car garage, so why are you here wasting my time and yours? Did you think I was hiding a third garage bay in the back yard?
I’m saying: Here’s a rental application. The application fee is $25. This house only has a two car garage.

#4
Very young guy, young 20’s maybe, called me from sign in yard. He’s parked at house. Says: “ I need a big place for my girlfriend and our 3 month old since we want to have more kids. Could you help me out and rent it to me for $xxx” (about ½ the rental rate).
I’m thinking: So you’re requesting that I contribute half your rent so you can have more kids that you can’t house and support.
I’m saying: I’m happy to provide an application. The application fee is $25. Sorry the rental rate is firm.
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Don KonipolBusiness Member
Investor · The Woodlands TX / Avon, CT · Member since 2009 · 6k+ posts · 10k+ votes
14y

Last year I was renting a high end high rise condo - rent $1800 per month. A guy asked if I could give him the first 6 months free and waive the security deposit, after he found a job he would make double payments the second 6 months.

Had a tenant a few years back that signed a 12 month lease. always paid her rent on time. The lease of course becomes a month to month if she stays on. I asked her if she desired to renew the lease at expiration, or would she be moving. She said that since she fullfilled her lease obligation by paying 12 months rent she would stay on. She honestly believed that once she paid 12 months rent the apartment was hers for free for as long as she wanted!

But the best one was the tenant that always had an excuse for late rent. One month he told me he had sent the check in on the 2nd, of course I had not received it by the 5th. When I did receive it it was dated the 6th. Called the tenant and told him if he was going to lie at least pre date the check.
The next month I send the tenant an invoice for the rent, late fee, plus $250. The tenant calls and asks what the additional $250 is for. I told him it was a "lying fee". A couple days later I received the rent, late fee, and an additional $500. Called the tenant to ask why he sent an additional $500. He said he knew he would lie to me again in the future so he was prepaying an additional lying fee! BTW, although he is no longer a tenant and hasn't been for some time, he is now a friend. The entertainment value of this guy far outweighted the aggravation.

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  • Rob Golob
    Investor · Valparaiso, IN · Member since 2015 · 84 posts · 47 votes
    6y
    Originally posted by @Jennifer T.:

    Here are a few stories from a recent vacancy we had.  This is a 3 bd/2ba unit for $1200/month.  Newly renovated and in great condition.  C/C+ neighborhood.

    1) Sends me a message on FB.  Tells me she is currently paying $900 for the 3 bed home she is staying in and mentions the address, I assume to show she is in the same neighborhood.  She tells me she really likes the look of the place from the pictures, but thinks the rent is too high and asks if I would consider taking $1,000 instead!  Are you kidding me?  I reply back that I do a good bit of research before setting a rental price and the market rate is around $1,250 for a 3-bed home of that size, so I feel $1200/month is already a fair price.  I also mention that the ad is less than 2 days old and I've already had a lot of interest and applications turned in, so I cannot justify lowering the price at this time. 

    But the icing on the cake?  She STILL wants to set up a showing.  We do more an open-house style showing anyway, so I told her when the next one was.  But made note of her name because I doubt I would have wanted to rent to her.  I don't necessarily mind someone trying to do a little haggling, especially if they have some kind of substantiation for it.  But that was a big drop and totally unwarranted.

    2) A Section 8 potential tenant said she was interested, but only if we would get a stainless steel fridge to match the oven.  ((Sputtering coffee as my husband tells me this over the phone)), "NO, we aren't doing that."

    3) Potential tenants asks if we are planning to repave the driveway because it is ugly and has a lot of cracks.  Fair enough, it's an old driveway.  But there is nothing functionally wrong with it nor does it feel rough to drive on.  That was another hard no, while I'm trying not to sound shocked or accidentally add an "are you crazy?!?!" utterance.



    @Jennifer T.


    I'm not particularly singling you out, but in general I real this thread more for the pompous comments by the landlords than for the dumb things applicants say.

    Today, I just chose to respond here, but there are many that are more egregious.

    1. Why would you scoff at them for asking for a discount?  You did your market research, but they did theirs too.  To them, a market of $900 was reasonable.  By the way, did you pay asking price when you bought the house?

    2. They asked for a new fridge.  You said no.  I missed the part that caused you to sputter your coffee.

    3. You want to utter "Are you crazy?"  Well, apparently they are not.  You stated the driveway "it is ugly and has a lot of cracks."

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  • Rob Golob
    Investor · Valparaiso, IN · Member since 2015 · 84 posts · 47 votes
    6y
    Originally posted by @Aly W.:

    My husband and I have a 2/2 for rent in Florida. As always, I 'm very specific in the listing requirements, the first or second line actually says "Please read ALL rental requirements", and the security deposit is clearly described.

    Today's applicant through Facebook Marketplace:

    Applicant - We make more than 4 times the rent, do we still need to pay a security deposit?

    Me: Of course. If you make 4 times the rent, why would that be a problem?

    Applicant: The income isn't a problem, but we'd rather not to pay a security deposit because we're having a baby.

    Me: It's not a choice. 

    No response.

    Also me, to my husband - why are people like this breeding??

    See previous post.  Pompous as well.

    They asked for an exception to the deposit based on "good" income.  You said no - as you should have.

    Why would one who asks for a concession be not allowed to "breed."   - The wording of which speaks volumes for your character (or lack there of.)

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  • Jennifer T.Pro Member
    Investor · New Orleans, LA · Member since 2014 · 1k+ posts · 944 votes
    6y
    Originally posted by @Rob Golob:
    Originally posted by @Jennifer T.:

    Here are a few stories from a recent vacancy we had.  This is a 3 bd/2ba unit for $1200/month.  Newly renovated and in great condition.  C/C+ neighborhood.

    1) Sends me a message on FB.  Tells me she is currently paying $900 for the 3 bed home she is staying in and mentions the address, I assume to show she is in the same neighborhood.  She tells me she really likes the look of the place from the pictures, but thinks the rent is too high and asks if I would consider taking $1,000 instead!  Are you kidding me?  I reply back that I do a good bit of research before setting a rental price and the market rate is around $1,250 for a 3-bed home of that size, so I feel $1200/month is already a fair price.  I also mention that the ad is less than 2 days old and I've already had a lot of interest and applications turned in, so I cannot justify lowering the price at this time. 

    But the icing on the cake?  She STILL wants to set up a showing.  We do more an open-house style showing anyway, so I told her when the next one was.  But made note of her name because I doubt I would have wanted to rent to her.  I don't necessarily mind someone trying to do a little haggling, especially if they have some kind of substantiation for it.  But that was a big drop and totally unwarranted.

    2) A Section 8 potential tenant said she was interested, but only if we would get a stainless steel fridge to match the oven.  ((Sputtering coffee as my husband tells me this over the phone)), "NO, we aren't doing that."

    3) Potential tenants asks if we are planning to repave the driveway because it is ugly and has a lot of cracks.  Fair enough, it's an old driveway.  But there is nothing functionally wrong with it nor does it feel rough to drive on.  That was another hard no, while I'm trying not to sound shocked or accidentally add an "are you crazy?!?!" utterance.



    @Jennifer T.


    I'm not particularly singling you out, but in general I real this thread more for the pompous comments by the landlords than for the dumb things applicants say.

    Today, I just chose to respond here, but there are many that are more egregious.

    1. Why would you scoff at them for asking for a discount?  You did your market research, but they did theirs too.  To them, a market of $900 was reasonable.  By the way, did you pay asking price when you bought the house?

    2. They asked for a new fridge.  You said no.  I missed the part that caused you to sputter your coffee.

    3. You want to utter "Are you crazy?"  Well, apparently they are not.  You stated the driveway "it is ugly and has a lot of cracks."

    1. Except she didn't do her market research.  She just wanted a really large discount and was comparing it to where she was currently living.  Which, for all I know, was much smaller even if it was a 3 bedroom.  And I'd bet was in much worse condition.  Otherwise, why move within the same area.  It also seemed ridiculous that she still wanted to come for a showing for a house she'd already said she thought was too expensive.  And, I suspect, was out of her budget and her original comments more had to do with the $1,000/month being the top of her range.

    Sorry, I didn't answer your last question.  Initially, I was going to pay asking price for this property and its sister (two duplexes next to each other from the same seller) because, before the inspection, it was a fair price.  After the inspection, that uncovered a lot of major problems, I counteroffered a new fair price.  We fell out of contract.  Months later, the seller reduced the price to about what my counter-offers had been, ie fair prices.  There was a bidding war for one of the duplexes, which I won by offering $5K more than the list.  I offered my same counter for the other one, which was at that point $4K less than the list.  So, in the end, I actually paid $1K more than his final list prices.

    2.  and 3.  I guess we just have different ideas on what a huge "ask" is.  For this neighborhood and price points, those were huge and unnecessary asks to me.  Especially the driveway!

    I usually do try to match appliances, even though it's not really necessary for C-class rentals.  But every once in awhile I can't.  Or, in this case, I found an amazing deal on a much better new stainless steel stove as opposed to the typical basic stoves.

    I personally don't think the driveway is ugly, though it does have a lot of cracks, so maybe some people do.  But it was rude of her to use the word "ugly", because that has a strong, negative connotation.  Perhaps she doesn't know how expensive it is to lay down a new driveway.  But, from my perspective, she's using an insulting word and then wanting a 4-figure repair, that is for her cosmetic purposes only.  The cracks aren't bad enough that they affect either the function or the feel of the driveway. 

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  • Aly W.
    Investor · Middletown, NJ · Member since 2008 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    6y

    No need to defend yourself, @Jennifer T. You seem like a seasoned investor/landlord, as am I. Rob seems to have missed the point of this thread :)

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  • Aly W.
    Investor · Middletown, NJ · Member since 2008 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    6y

    And today, for our 2/2 condo, I get a message through Facebook Marketplace. 

    Applicant: Is the condo still available?

    Me: Yes it is, please be sure you meet all the requirements listed.

    Applicant: I do

    So I call her. She says her credit score is above 650, but not her friend's score, so can her uncle be the guarantor? 

    Me: No

    Applicant: What about pay stubs?

    Me: Pay stubs don't show credit scores. What's her credit score?

    Applicant: I'm not sure, I'll have to ask. 

    Me: So you didn't read the requirements?

    Applicant: I did, but I thought only I had to meet them.

    Me: Ok, I should have been more specific in the listing, thank you for calling.

    I just updated the listing to state that *all* adult applicants must have a minimum credit score and meet the other requirements (not just the caller). My bad ;)

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  • Jack B.
    Rental Property Investor · Seattle, WA · Member since 2014 · 1k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    5y
    Originally posted by @Aly W.:

    My husband and I have a 2/2 for rent in Florida. As always, I 'm very specific in the listing requirements, the first or second line actually says "Please read ALL rental requirements", and the security deposit is clearly described.

    Today's applicant through Facebook Marketplace:

    Applicant - We make more than 4 times the rent, do we still need to pay a security deposit?

    Me: Of course. If you make 4 times the rent, why would that be a problem?

    Applicant: The income isn't a problem, but we'd rather not to pay a security deposit because we're having a baby.

    Me: It's not a choice. 

    No response.

    Also me, to my husband - why are people like this breeding??

     I've had people ask me for a break on rent in their first email because him and his girlfriend want to have lot's of kids. Someone else on here had a similar story. These people ARE out there and they ARE breeding at an alarming rate....very alarming rate. Idiocracy is already here.

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  • Ryan Hodges
    Member since 2020 · 14 posts · 15 votes
    5y

    This is why I have an over the phone conversation before I let anyone apply for our rentals.  Here's a couple I got from our last.  First know that this home is advertised and discussed over the phone as a 2 bed 1 bath on septic, and there's only room for 2 cars to park.

    Prospect 1.  We have 3 kids, 2 dogs, and a cat and would absolutely love this little home.

    Prospect 2.  We've got 2 semi trucks that would fit perfectly on the lawn.

    Prospect 3.  Don't need an application.  I talked to your brother last week and he said I'm a shoe in.  The house is perfect, plus the shop would be perfect for my business.  (Brother said the guy was tweaking super hard when he came by the week before and.... there is no shop)

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  • Candy Geo
    Real Estate Investor · Oceanside, CA · Member since 2015 · 34 posts · 9 votes
    5y

    @Robin Grimes

    @Robin Grimes

    These applicants may sound crazy but all too familiar. I used to be an On-site Manager at an 18-unit building in LA and was also in charge of leasing so I learned to develop a pre-screening for potential applicants that way less of my time was wasted. It's amazing how many random questions come up even when you try your best to be as descriptive as possible in the listings. The comments and requests of some people were straight up ridiculous, so I feel ya!

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  • Brian Garlington
    Realtor · Oakland, CA and a Real Estate Investor with Multi-Family Units and a Self Storage Facility · Member since 2016 · 2k+ posts · 2k+ votes
    5y

    This thread is hilarious!

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  • Aly W.
    Investor · Middletown, NJ · Member since 2008 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    5y

    I find that 9 out of 10 callers aren't even qualified to see a property. I pre-screen heavily, and if I'm in front of my computer, I'll check the county court records while they're on the phone. We just rented out a house in Florida, and only 3 people out of dozens were qualified to see it. I'll post one of the non-qualified stories later :)

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  • Jack B.
    Rental Property Investor · Seattle, WA · Member since 2014 · 1k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    5y

    I've had a flock of special people who have been telling me my credit requirement is too high (700) that if they had more than a 580 credit score they would go buy a house. Right, I'm sure ye who have such low credit and trying to rent a house from me with room mates have the 125K it costs to buy a house down payment wise in this area....

    Then there are the special children who message me that the 7K to move in (first, last and security deposit) is too high, they'd just buy a house and use the 7K as a down payment LOLOLOL. Yes, you can buy an RV with a 7K down payment here LOL. Not a house though, try 150K!

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  • Dan H.Pro Member
    Investor · Poway, CA · Member since 2015 · 7k+ posts · 8k+ votes
    5y
    Originally posted by @Jack B.:

    I've had a flock of special people who have been telling me my credit requirement is too high (700) that if they had more than a 580 credit score they would go buy a house. Right, I'm sure ye who have such low credit and trying to rent a house from me with room mates have the 125K it costs to buy a house down payment wise in this area....

    Then there are the special children who message me that the 7K to move in (first, last and security deposit) is too high, they'd just buy a house and use the 7K as a down payment LOLOLOL. Yes, you can buy an RV with a 7K down payment here LOL. Not a house though, try 150K!

    At FHA 96.5% LTV, $7K can purchase a $200K property (not including closing costs). I do not know what price a studio condo costs in Seattle, but I suspect it comes slightly close to being able to purchase in the cheaper areas.

    As long as you get qualified applicants then your requirements are not too stringent, but I do not view it as dumb believing your qualifications are too stringent (even if they are not).

    Good luck

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  • Pat L.
    Rental Property Investor · Upstate, NY · Member since 2012 · 3k+ posts · 3k+ votes
    5y

    After 12 years of great tenants our large 6 bed/3 bath 1828 mansion was again vacant. Being Semi-rural & in dire need of some updating & cosmetics we threw it on Craigslist to assess the demand & we were swamped with applications. I bet we had 20 couples through it before I pulled the advt. Some were very interesting & told us their life stories as the walked the property. One couple had their medium friend walk the grounds at night to make sure it wasn't haunted. I bet the mosquitoes had a feast.

    We had an application from a mid-30's couple with 11 children between them from a number of youthful assignations & 2 Pit Bulls. Another couple were unemployed due to covid but hoped to have work in the fast food industry soon, if their unemployment & stimulus runs out. Another took all morning to fill an application but refused to enter his income, SSN, Driver Lic, because he didn't want his credit being hit again?? Then hounded me with many texts about how great he & his disabled mother would be as tenants & he wanted to take me out to the Olive Garden for dinner.

    Then we had an interesting cash offer to buy with an early possession (I'll pay rent until my divorce is finalized). But as my wife predicted, it fell through once she had 14 of her family members go through the place & talk her out of the work it would take to upgrade the interior. 

    Finally we had a great middle-aged, recently married (3rd time for both) fill in an application to rent. Then surprised us via text with a low ball offer to purchase. We ignored it as we had so much interest. Then they came back with, "I hope we didn't offend you with our offer, please counter". I did text that we were still considering our options & they knew we had a lot of interest in the home. Then came the proverbial signed offer you couldn't refuse,  'as is' no conditions with them paying all closing costs. Plus 3 months rent for early possession paid up front until the close, separate from the earnest money deposit.

    So we lost one months rent but it was worth the exercise & we did meet a lot of interesting people from so many walks of life, all struggling to find a home. What surprised me was the number of young families that have nothing but a couple of menial jobs & nothing saved.

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  • Susan H.Pro Member
    Investor/Landlord · NWA, AR · Member since 2016 · 227 posts · 132 votes
    5y

    New tenants (first time renting a single-family home) emailed after it had rained:

    "Our yard is wet and there are some muddy spots. We don't like that."

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  • Gabe R. Gonzalez
    Property Manager · Chicago · Member since 2021 · 61 posts · 32 votes
    5y

    I just had a tenant call and ask why I didn't inform them that I was sending them a demand for possession for back rent. 

    I've sent him a letter for the last three months that he was accruing a balance. This month happened to reach the $200 threshold where I file. 

    I don't have the time to call people and ask for rent or to tell them I'm evicting them. 

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  • Account Closed
    Member since 2021 · 154 posts · 108 votes
    5y

    We had one not too long ago ask what the background check was for and I replied for ongoing criminal behavior and sex offenders and that since the property was close to our home we wouldn't allow sex offenders but would consider felonies based on history.

    Guy replies "alright, we can just do the application in my wife's name, I went to prison for a sex crime"

    I'll just leave it at that.

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  • Aly W.
    Investor · Middletown, NJ · Member since 2008 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    5y

    So as a follow up to yesterday's list of tenant inquiries (which I accidentally posted in the "Current tenants...." group, there was this response to my declining a tenant. 

    She had told me over the phone during the pre-qualification screening call that her husband had a felony charge from 14 years ago, and that it was so long ago she didn't remember what it was (seriously??). Anyway, giving her the benefit of the doubt since she and husband both had decent jobs, etc., I let her see the house and they filled out the application.

    On her husband's application, where I ask about any criminal activity/convictions, he wrote "Yes....will discuss after approval". 

    Um, no, that's not how it works. I did a quick Google search and found that it was for Grand Theft and Traffic in Stolen Property, Possession of Illegal Weapon, and Concealed Firearm. All separate charges over several years. He did time.

    And his wife doesn't remember this?? 

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  • Aly W.
    Investor · Middletown, NJ · Member since 2008 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    5y

    We have a 3/2 house for rent in Brevard County, FL. As always, I list all the rental requirements at the top. As always, no one reads them. I've been buried in messages about it, and my first text/email/message back is, "Have you read and met the rental requirements?".

    Nearly everyone says yes, but after a very brief phone call, the obvious answer is no. This gem of a response came yesterday:

    Me: Yes, it's still available, have you read and met the requirements in the listing?

    Her: No thanks. Quite the blue collar racist area, isn't it? Hence, your prequalifiers, I suppose.

    And another one:

    I don't have to tell you what kind of dog I have, it's a service dog, and I must inform you that it's illegal to discriminate. I plan to get a job once I'm in FL."

    Me: "Unemployed" is not a federally protected class. Have a nice day.

    Applicant: I think you are just looking for trouble, but have a nice day, too.

    And another: Yes, my husband had a felony conviction 14 years ago, but it's been so long I don't remember what it was (say WHAT?)

    And another, when I asked how many people would be living in the house - Ummmm.....(mentally counting), four!!

    Me: Are you sure? Him: Well, not really, it could be three.

    And another: We're moving down from Minnesota and plan to get jobs once we're in FL. We have a service dog and can pay 6 months rent in advance.

    Today is another day, with more fun stories for my upcoming book, no doubt.

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  • Jack B.
    Rental Property Investor · Seattle, WA · Member since 2014 · 1k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    5y

    Guy at a tour today. Drives from Seattle to Tacoma 4 hours a day round trip in a BWM to an apartment. Wants to move closer to work. Shows up at my lake house for a tour trying to rent the basement from me. Asks me all kinds of weird questions. Did you buy this place like this or do this yourself. Who is the previous tenant. Was this house abandoned (it's a lake house in a nice area...remodeled a few years ago...), who was the previous owner, etc. I keep raising my brow at his questions and finally told him his questions are strange and don't pertain to his tenancy. So he tells me you know what, I'm getting a weird vibe from you. I laughed and told him he's getting a weird vibe from ME??!?! Did you not notice how I raised my brow and looked confused after each question until I finally told you to stop with the weird questions? You can go ahead and leave my property. 

    tl;dr, poser in BMW with peasant job living in an apartment in the cheapest town hours away shows up at my expensive lake house in the city trying to rent the basement from me, tells a guy who has been a landlord for over a decade and owns millions in rentals that he's getting a weird vibe from ME after asking me weird questions that I've never had a tenant ask before, lol. His questions might as well have been the questions I get from felons. Do you mind if I knock down this wall. Do you mind if I add onto the house, etc. Some real idiots out there.

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  • Jack B.
    Rental Property Investor · Seattle, WA · Member since 2014 · 1k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    5y

    The people who want to pay several months rent (I get people who over 3, 6, 9 and 12 months depending on the person) I suspect are ALWAYS a problem. It's their scheme to entice gullible newb landlords if I had to guess.

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  • Account Closed
    Member since 2019 · 5 posts · 0 votes
    5y

    pretty nice post! 

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  • Jack B.
    Rental Property Investor · Seattle, WA · Member since 2014 · 1k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    5y
    Originally posted by @Rob K.:

    I had a lady with a Section 8 voucher ask if the house had "granite counters" and "stainless appliances".

    I said, "You're on welfare and you demand stainless and granite?"

    She then "lectured" me that Section 8 is not welfare. I asked her where she thinks the money comes from and she replied, "The government. They make it."

    Whatever.

     I've had the EXACT same interactions with these section 8 losers. They are truly a special breed propped up by socialist politicians buying votes from retards.

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  • Danielle Kowalski
    Member since 2020 · 2 posts · 6 votes
    5y

    @Robin Grimes hahah thanks for the laugh.

    I had so many rediculous responses come through in my pre screen questionnaire alone.

    Question: “Why are you moving?”

    Answer: “We are too behind in rent with our current landlord and want to start over with you!”

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  • Joey Yip
    New to Real Estate · Spring Hill, TN · Member since 2019 · 15 posts · 4 votes
    5y

    A boyfriend: "I am a CEO of XXX company, you can search me online and my company is making $xx million dollars. I will pay the rent for my girlfriend and her son. Is your house available now?" 

    Husband: "We are doing home schooling at home. My wife teaches our two kids and additional 5-6 kids from our friends."

    Me: "So you are doing it as a business? "

    Husband: "Not really, but we have an insurance covering this part of activity."

    Me: "Do you get compensation by doing this?"

    Husband: "Yes, we do." 

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  • Pat L.
    Rental Property Investor · Upstate, NY · Member since 2012 · 3k+ posts · 3k+ votes
    5y

    Applicant assured me he was handy, so could do some maintenance jobs.

    I informed him that I have a guy so I don't need extra help, so he texts me back telling me "but I just don't do jobs that pay $15-$20/hr". 

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