Would you consider renting to this applicant?
I received a call from someone interested in renting one of my properties. My gut reaction is that I am not interested in renting to this person, but this is only my second property so my experience is limited. I don't want to pass up on someone that could be a good tenant because I am making too many assumptions up front. I also don't want to take her application and application fees if I'm already sure I'm going to reject her.
Here are the things that concern me:
- Willing to rent without seeing the property.
- Moving to town for a new job.
- Will be living with her fiance that doesn't have a job yet
- Works as a dog bahavior specialist, which means she would have strange dogs coming and going. This was the big red flag for me.
Given these things I would reject her application for the slightest issue with her credit or background. I'm leaning towards "no way!" Thoughts?