Tenant Screening The Right Way
Based on your gut instinct and the auto salesman’s presentation, would you rush out to buy a new auto? Would you go into a store to buy a new HD TV based on its appearance and in-store behavior alone? If your dishwasher breaks down, would you run to the local big box home improvement store and buy one based on what the clerk tells you?
Of course not! The wise person would do some research first that consisted of, among other things, consumer reviews and looking up brand reliability! It pays to read multiple reviews of disparate sources to help you form your opinion on products and services. Such opinions prove to be very accurate when taken in bulk. The more opinions, the more accurate view you will get. Even if there are only a few reviews, you can know that at least a single or several consumers had a problem or were delighted with their experience. The first step to making such decisions are had in the initial conversation with the person trying to sell you something. Tenants are always trying to sell themselves to you. Learn how to spot questionable tenants at the very beginning of the process.
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