How to avoid that nightmare tenant
1) Identify a good tenant on the first call. Get their name, tel number and perhaps their email address. If you can't call them back they've given you a fraudulent name and number. Some people walk around with multiple ID's and names. You don't want to know why they have multiple ID's. AVOID THEM at all cost. So how do you spot them. Request two pieces of identification that has the same name and address on it. If they cannot produce two pieces of ID...........need I say more.
2) I need to move in right away.
Beware of the tenant that needs a place right away. You don't get enough time to do any of the checks, landlord, reference, credit checks or verify any of the information that they supplied on the applicaiton forms. You may end up with a non -paying tenant and worse a squatter. If in fact you do encounter tenant that has a real problem and needs to find a place fast, you would have no problem getting copies of his paystubs, or any other documentation that you may require.
3) missing information on the application
- Request that information right away and watch their reaction and their reply. No telephone number of their employer or landlord. This might be a big hint that either they are no longer working there for their employer, and for the landlord, they probably may not want you to contact them for some reason. If in doubt, throw the application out.
4)Is your tenant employed?
They may still be putting down the same employer even if they no longer work for them especially if they haven't found another job yet. Check it out. Request a name of a supervisor and ask for this information right away, not after they move in or after they were approved. They may not be so forthcoming later.
5) Is the tenant self- employed.
Request proof of income. Invoices are not enough as they do not show whether the tenant has received these monties. Bank statements to prove income is what you should ask for.
6) Every one of the tenants must sign, not just one of them.
You may end up with the tenant that signed leaving your property and the other with no lease signed staying.
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