There are some things that must be considered while finding a tenant. This is a concise checklist that will come in handy when you look for a tenant.🏠
We all have heard of nightmarish tales from home owners about how their tenants gave them a tough time and actually tested their patience. On the other hand, there are many satisfied estate owners who have had a good experience with their tenants for many years.
So what does it take to be a happy property owner who has no issue with his tenants at all? Let us find out here.
The secret is that if you choose a reliable tenant in the first place, you will be successful in avoiding any future tiffs with him. The whole process of selecting a good tenant is not as painful as it seems and can be done without an agent too.
We will take a look at some crucial points which need to be taken care of while finding a tenant. The house owner should see to it that all the points in the tenant checklist are complete for ensuring peace of mind.
Keep this tenant checklist handy and use it when you need to lease out your property.
- Run a tenant background check: These days you cannot trust just anybody to live in your house as a tenant. If people can fake resumes for getting a job, lying to the property owner is common too. There are several background check companies who can do this job for you.
- The home owner must carry out a credit check, criminal records check and a personal background check to make sure that the potential tenant is authentic. This is the most important point to begin with in our checklist.
- In case the check is not favorable, you can simply ignore this tenancy candidate. If the background check yields a good report, you can fix up a meeting with the tenant in person so that he can see your rental property as well.
- The owner should evaluate the personality of the tenant in detail during this meeting. Ask for past references from him and know more about his family background as it will help you decide.
- The last step would be to cross-check with the given references and verify about the potential tenant.
If the references have a good opinion about him, you can proceed to discuss about other formalities regarding tenancy with him such as amount of rent, period of lease and so on.
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