Tips for How to Accept and Deny Prospective Tenants
Tuesday, November 29
After following a thorough tenant screening process, the next step is making a decision and telling your prospective tenants. In this post, we'll go over how to decide whether to accept or reject a tenant.Accept Prospective TenantsYou should accept a tenant if he or she: Is friendly and interest...
11 Tips for Analyzing Tenant Credit Reports and Background Checks
Tuesday, November 22
#1 Minimize Risk by Requesting the Report OnlineCredit reports hold valuable personal information. If you request access to a tenant’s credit report using landlord software, you decrease the risk of losing a tenant’s personal information. Everything is backed up online and stored in the cloud. Te...
5 Questions to Ask a Tenant's Prior Landlords
Tuesday, November 15
Contacting a tenant’s prior landlords is the best way to find out if a tenant is a responsible renter. Landlords will tell you relevant information that can help you decide if you want to accept or deny a tenant.Here are 5 questions you need to ask prior landlords: Can you confirm the tenant rent...
5 Steps to Verifying Tenant Income
Tuesday, November 08
Verifying tenant income and employment helps you better predict if your tenant will pay rent on time every month. When you’re verifying income the typical rule of thumb is to require income be 3x the price of rent. We recommend you take into consideration a tenant’s credit report and employment r...
5 Questions to Ask in Your Rental Application
Tuesday, November 01
After you’ve shown your rental property, you’re ready to have interested tenants complete your rental application. We’re here to make sure your rental application accomplishes everything it needs to. First, we'll go over the different sections you should include in your application. You should as...
How to Easily Manage Tenant Leads
Monday, October 24
After you’ve created your rental listing, the next step is to manage tenants who reach out to you. In this article, we’ll answer five common questions: How do you communicate with prospective tenants?What makes a tenant a good lead?How do you follow up with good tenants?How many prospective tenan...