Saying No To Potential Tenant is Best Done This Way
As the owner of a Wesley Chapel Property Management Company, I personally approve and deny all rental applications.I do this for one simple reason: to avoid nightmare tenants.This type of tenant doesn't pay the rent on time or at all, trashes the home, is a constant demanding person who doesn't abide by the terms of the lease and more often then not ends up owing you a lot of money and possibly gets evicted.
The purpose of this article is how to break the bad news that you will not be accepting a potential applicant as a renter because he or she doesn't meet your rental criteria.The big key is do not share this new through a phone conversation! This recommendation has nothing to do with avoiding confrontation.
You see the truly dangerous potential tenants are those who are gifted at lying.They will tug on your heart strings by making claims of hardship and how "they just need a chance". They will appeal to your greed by offering to pay several months in advance or higher security deposit.This person will offer to paint the home for free, do repairs, or solve whatever issue you might be having.
The key is to sidestep this whole ordeal and just deny them by email or text.I know some people will say it is better to not put anything in writing to avoid writing something that you could be sued for, but I like to just give a simple explanation. Let me share with a real-life example that just happened a day before I wrote this.We had a family apply to rent a home.
They had just moved to area a few years ago and they had only been on the job for 6 months for husband and 2 years for wife.However, the husband made 2/3rd of the income and was a painter.They had stayed into three different rentals in 2 ½ years and were breaking lease with current landlord. I turned them down, but my assistant denied them on the phone and gave reasons.They then came back with all sorts of explanations and pleas.
Realize the hardest skill you must master to be a successful landlord is saying no to prospective tenants that don't meet your written criteria.It's like the old saying for carpenters, "measure twice and cut once."Take your time and find a good tenant and not an expediate one. What I mean by expediate tenant is someone who will move in write away, has cash, loves the home, and is willing to accept the rental in rough condition.