All Forum Posts by: Alyssa K.

@Kao Saeteurn I definitely made errors in my screening of this particular tenant. I was unable to get in touch with his commanding officer during the screening process to verify employment, however, because his wife more than qualified financially for the property on her own, I let his verification go and chalked it up to it must be hard to get ahold of someone in the military ; never realizing I’d need that information should I find myself in a early termination situation. He did have a great deal of debt, and terrible credit. However, as she had excellent credit, and they just become married, I accepted the explanation that she was working with him to improve his credit. I did the same thing for my husband when we met, and most likely let my personal experience dictate my reaction more than I should have. Thankfully the lesson will help me to further improve my systems and know better next time.

I have to add as well; I’ve been truly impressed by the number of active duty investors who have reached out offering assistance in ensuring I get correct contact information. It is delightfully refreshing to see so many want to ensure the integrity of such a program goes untainted so that others can continue to benefit from it, and makes me certain that just because I had one bad experience, doesn’t hold any weight on the quality and character of future military tenants I may have the opportunity to work with.

@Andrew Ashby thank you, I appreciate it!

@Andrew Ashby I was attempting to fully understand my rights and obligations in this situation so I’m able to create systems that are consistent. However, it appears they submitted incorrect paperwork, and what they did submit was fraudulent, incomplete, and misleading. Hopefully the service members commanding officer can explain it as a misunderstanding in the am, but it doesn’t currently look likely that that will be the case.

@Eric C. After a lot of digging and advice I received here, it is looking extremely likely that he faked paperwork. Multiple boxes left blank, different names in the box for supervisor and supervisor signature, one of which I came to learn is not authorized to sign such a form. He supposedly transferred here in end of August (when the lease was signed), however looking at the paperwork he gave me it’s a transfer to a different position on the same base I was told he transferred here from. I don’t think he ever left his original base. Perhaps they hoped he’d be approved for a transfer and it was denied, or they always intended to take advantage of this benefit to secure a short term rental. I have an email out to his supervisor, and also emailed the tenant asking for the supervisor information and corrected paperwork along with official orders.

@Michael Deering asking for orders during screening is an excellent suggestion, thank you!

@Michael Deering thank you! I appreciate it! After talking more with @Chris Lockwood, it appears the paperwork they gave me is more than questionable. I have an email out to his supervisor, and am hopeful an explanation or resolution will quickly follow.

@Thadeous Larkin thank you very much for that throughout explanation! That is incredibly helpful! If I understand you correctly, it sounds like it will be most fruitful to ask for a letter from the commanding officer? I don’t want to place unnecessary stress and pile on by asking for official order paperwork that they may not have the ability to get, as they are already having to plan a move; but for my own systems, I want to make sure I’m consistent with the paperwork/documents I request. I would hate to think they would try to take advantage of this benefit, but appreciate opportunities to “trust but verify”.

@Luke Sanderson I’ve got an email in the works now to request the second page and “official” orders. The bottom of the first page does have a name of his commander (MSG). The tenant is currently a SGT being promoted to Commander.

Great idea, I’ll check and see if I can find him. Thank you!

@Chris Lockwood thank you Chris. I sent you a connection request, but it doesn’t appear I’m able to upload an image to the messages. Would you mind messaging me an email? Thanks again! Do you know the da number for the property form I should be asking for?

@Luke Sanderson thank you so much for this! They didn’t give me the second page of the 4187. Do you by chance know what the name/da number would be for the proper paperwork?