Applications were being lost, or the website wasn't permitting tenants to fill them out.

I usually treat couples as one application.

Because I get applicants that want to move in with 5 and 6 people . ( Nice area ) .

.— Caroline BroderickMortgage rates end 2025 lower than expectedWhat they said would happen: Housing economists said homebuying activity for 2025 will depend largely on which direction mortgage rates shift.What actually happened: Mortgage rates have slowly declined since January, causing a jump in home loan applications and refinance activity.At the start of the year, the average rate on the fixed, 30-year home loan was 7.04%, according to Freddie Mac.

First, even if someone is doing something on their own for the first time, have they put in the years, built the skills, and progressively honed their craft?

I have a question though: we see this with rents that are on the top end or above of what the property is worth: the quality of the applicant goes down.

We list our properties and they want to meet for a walk though but I'm on the other side of the country.... so we have them do an application first (People HATE THIS) before either giving them the lock box code or paying someone to go out and show it. 

Real progress comes when you trust your people, stay close to the numbers, and focus on strategy.

.⦿ Gather forms and documents: rental application, acceptance letter, deposit receipt and deposit to hold, denial letter and adverse action letter, lease agreement, rules and regulations, pet addendum, move in and move out checklist, lead-based paint pamphlet, and disclosure and certification, other state required forms, legal notice to pay or vacate, legal notice to comply with lease, notice to enter property, move out instructions, disposition of deposits⦿ Create a policy binder: company mission and values, company managers/owners/employees, telephone standards (hours, expectations, etc), list of all properties, addresses, mortgage companies, and insurance companies, the application process, minimum standards for tenant approval, tenant screening process, rental collection practices, rent extension process and late fees, security deposit process, basic lease terms, pet policy, smoking policy, vacating tenant process, turnover process⦿ Get to know the neighbors⦿ Set up bookkeepingFair Housing Laws⦿ Simply asking the age of children can get you into hot water when screening for or renting out a property.

I had an application and took a chance on them.