Tenant screening – avoid eviction

Tenant screening – avoid eviction

Tenant screening is the best way to at least limit the painful process of doing an eviction. The hardest part about the eviction process is the emotional energy involved.  It seems simple, pay rent or get out. The problem is that the process is generally full of rules...

What should you ask to pre-qualify a tenant?

    What should you ask to pre-qualify a tenant? This is a very common question.  When you rent apartments or homes you have to be fair. You cannot violate any human rights as a landlord. That being said, landlords and property managers are people and have...
Waiting for a response to a rental ad

Waiting for a response to a rental ad

Waiting for a response to a rental ad We write what we think is a spectacular rental ad.  We research our competition and make sure we are asking the correct rent. We place the ad on Kijiji and make it a top ad.  Then we wait for the emails to come in. Well what...
Tenant screening red flags

Tenant screening red flags

Tenant screening red flags Proper tenant screening is likely the most important part of property management.  Property managers and landlords not only have a responsibility to follow a screening process, they have a duty. Before a tenant is placed, the landlord /...
The perfect rental application form

The perfect rental application form

Having the perfect rental application form is one of the most important documents a property manager can have.  There are lots of tenancy applications available on line.  We have tried various applications.  We have tried everything from one pagers with limited...