Rental Property Investor · Nashville, TN · Member since 2023 · 17 posts · 6 votes
If I go the route of adding the protections a guaranty agreement offers to my lease, instead of having someone from the company sign the a guaranty agreement as a guarantor, should I still require the company or someone from the company to be a co-signer on the lease?
Real Estate Broker · Atlanta · Member since 2024 · 1k+ posts · 604 votes
6mo
Tyler, if you already have a solid guaranty agreement in place, a separate co-signer may not be necessary. The guaranty typically provides the protection you need if the tenant defaults.
Honolulu, HI · Member since 2008 · 3k+ posts · 2k+ votes
6mo
Regardless of the type of Entity that is the "Tenant", you need to ensure you are getting "authorized" signatures on your documents. Corporations should provide a Corporate Resolution, and generally, you need an "Officer", "Managing Partner", or "Managing Member" for any Entity, and some type of Company document stating the source of the authority.
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