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Originally Posted by ken0042
The one thing I did when I secured my rental was I invited the landlord over to my current house to meet my dog, as well as see what our current house looked like. No dead spots on the grass, floors and walls all intact, etc.
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Yup that's a great idea for anyone doing applications in a low vacancy market, but especially pet owners. A tenant that suggested that would jump up the list in my books. I've "arranged" visits to prospective tenants current places in the past ("I'll come pick up the security deposit and drop off keys"), but any time I've suggested it I've always got lots of push back.
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Originally Posted by Igster
To me, it really depends on the tenant. What do they dress like? What do they drive? How old are they? Again, I mentioned young as being an issue, but that is discriminating in a way as well. My bad. I think it just really depends on the feeling you get from the person or persons looking to rent.
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Sure, those are all ways to screen, but even then they discriminate in one way. Can't rent because they've got no fashion sense? Or hate newer cars?
Feeling is a factor, but it's too easy to be fooled by people, getting a great feeling with them and it turns into a disaster. It's happened to me.
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Originally Posted by Igster
We are good tenants that have missed out on a lot of places we would like to live because we have animals. Did we choose to have them? Yes. But we love our animals and couldn't imagine living without them now. It just sucks when we can't rent some really nice places because people won't look past the fact we have pets. There is always more to the story folks.
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It does suck, and of course there's more to the story. The problem is a landlord isn't a personal friend that's known you for a decade, you are a stranger and they have to make a decision with very little information in a very short timespan that could easily cost them tens of thousands of dollars if it's the wrong one. So they have to use whatever information is available and identify the greatest areas of risk.
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Originally Posted by Igster
Yes, I would understand that. But whole condo complexes and or buildings?
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Pets are against the bylaws at my condo complex.