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The Importance of Tenant Screening

If you’ve ever owned rental properties, then you know how much of a hassle it can be to keep track of everything. Between maintenance, advertising your property, making sure paperwork is organized, and keeping up with property laws, there’s a huge amount of responsibility involved. The last thing you need is a tenant making things more complicated. Of course, as you know, some of this will be unavoidable. There will be complaints on occasion, and late rent payment is just something that’s bound to happen every so often. However, you can protect yourself from a lot of headaches through a thorough tenant screening. Most landlords will conduct some form of screening in some way, but many make the mistake of forming their decision based on their feelings toward a potential tenant. This is understandable, as landlords want to fill their vacancies as soon as possible, but it’s worth keeping … Read more