Ever wondered WHY people get denied when they apply to rent? 56% – Negative information from references (past rental & employment references obtained by phone calls) 24% – Criminal history (obtained from national databases) 19% – Really bad credit (obtained from national databases) 14% – Eviction issues (obtained from national databases) (NOTE – Some applicants… Read more
One difficult aspect of the property management business (or any business for that matter) is knowing how to quickly and correctly handle the problems that are guaranteed to come up. Leaking sinks, overflowing toilets and roof leaks… all these things are annoying but easy to fix compared to resolving an angry disagreement between two human… Read more
1 – CALL THE PROPERTY MANAGER – If you have a problem, always call the manager and tell him about it before he finds out and calls you. Going to be late with the rent? The check you wrote for the rent is going to bounce? Want to add someone as a roommate? See a… Read more
To prepare to answer this question, I have before me a crystal ball, a Ouija board, today’s horoscope and a Jamaican lady at the Psychic Hotline Line holding on Line 2. All agree that the answer is NO! Here are some of the reasons that factor into this answer: FEAR – There is still too… Read more