Weird questions
During one of the showings, the couple was asking rather weird questions:
- How long did the previous tenant live here? - Was that last tenant evicted ? - When did they move out?
Can't help but wonder - why these questions? Why not ask about community amenities?
Any ideas?
Comments (6)
Thanks Charles
George P., over 14 years ago
I don't believe that I have ever questions like these. It does sound like the potential tenants wanted to know why the last tenant left. Perhaps a little about what kind of landlord you ight be.
Account Closed, over 14 years ago
Jon - that's what I thought, but I didn't want to steer the conversation. Thanks for your input!
George P., over 14 years ago
Perhaps they were interested in how you as a landlord deal with tenants (or problem tenants). If I were renting, I'd be interested in talking to other tenants, especially ones that lived in the unit I was about to rent.
Jon Klaus, over 14 years ago
Could be, but this was the first-time rental (never rented before)...
George P., over 14 years ago
These questions are certainly odd. Maybe they weren't interested in the apartment, but knew the prior tenant and were looking for personal information - info which you didn't give to them . . . right?
Joshua Dorkin, over 14 years ago