All Forum Posts by: Cameron Riley

Considering all applicants meet your minimum criteria, think about which tenant is most likely to pay rent on time, take care of the property, keep the place clean, not cause a noise disturbance, and not bring drama to the property. You want to pick someone that is cooperative and with whom you can have good rapport. It usually works out best if the prospective tenant clearly understands what kind of place they need, sees that your place meets that need, and intends to stay long term.

Rent should be set in advance and advertised as such. Never heard of renting to the highest bidder! But do let the applicants know you have many qualified applicants from which to choose. Process the application that seems the most promising first.

As far as students go... I like graduate students better than undergrad because they tend to be more mature and focus on studying more than entertaining guests. They also tend to stay for the length of their graduate program instead of wanting to move at the end of the school year. Roommates who haven't lived in a shared housing situation before or haven't lived with each other before, are more likely to split up and end the tenancy early.

More people in a unit will put more wear and tear on a place. Also more potential for noise and conflict between the parties, as well as the need for more parking. Two people per bedroom is a common standard for maximum occupancy. HUD adds one to that. I prefer to rent a unit to fewer people, but if I advertise it as maximum two people per bedroom, I will accept up to that number.

Preferring to rent to smaller numbers of persons is discriminatory? correct?

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I can Not agree with deanna what so ever.

FIRST COME FIRST SERVE HAS FAILED THOUSANDS OF LANDLORDS and becomes an Unethical business practice, Federal law states millions of things, However, each STATE is what possesses the power of how to run your landlording business.

- Accept as many applicants as you want, it is totally legal, Process all applications, then select the MOST qualified. simple.

first come first serve doesnt exist in the NBA, NFL, NCAA, Any job, Any career, Any presidential Election, Any politcal office. it simply does not exist.

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- In Miles, Hours Or however you would like to measure...

- What was the FURTHEST distance you have bought an investment property from where you reside?

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- Solid Tenant, 1 year lease. Want them gone at end of lease. Proper Notice to give them? I’m in PA

- They haven’t done anything bad, I simply want to go another way with the property. 👍

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@Cassi Justiz

Can I legally discriminate against certain behavior?

The family has 3 kids, I called the landlord, he said they destroyed the place...

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@Levi T.

Size

Up my situation to what the Pennsylvania law says

Pennsylvania: New Abandoned Personal Property Law Enacted. ... The resident has vacated without communicating an intent to return, the rent is more than 15 days past due and, subsequent to those events, the property owner has posted notice of the tenant's rights regarding the property

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@Levi T.

Also please refer me to website where it shows abandonment.. etc

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@Levi T.

Was i in the right or the wrong

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@Thomas S.

It was a valid PA lease.. so I think I was within legal right way

However, it may have been slightly unethical?

But also unethical for him to stick me for rent ?

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@Greg M.

That’s fully illegal pal.

We are talking abandonment here

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All Forum Posts by: Cameron Riley

Cameron Riley has started 90 posts and replied 527 times.

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