Tenant screening is one of the most important parts of owning a rental property because of the simple fact that the questions that you ask will help you to properly screen and place the right tenants in your property.
In this article, we will offer you several important questions that you should ask your prospective tenants' rental references during the tenant screening process.
Did They Pay Their Rent On Time?
The first questions to ask prospective tenants rental references are if they paid their rent on time and in full.
Knowing the answer to this question is important because it will offer you insight into the behavior you can expect from the tenant if you choose to rent your property to them.
How Was Their Communication With You?
Another vital question to ask prospective tenants rental references is how was their tenants communication with the landlord?
Was the previous landlord able to communicate with the tenant effectively, especially when the landlord needed to enter the property for repairs or maintenance?
The landlord-tenant relationship is built on communication and if a landlord rents to a tenant who doesn’t communicate, the 12 months that the tenant is renting their property will be tough.
Would You Rent To Them Again?
One essential question to ask prospective tenants' rental references is to ask them if they would consider renting to the tenant again.
Some landlords may say yes, without hesitation, while other landlords won’t wait for a second to say no.
Pay close attention to what the landlord says when answering this question because it’s possible that some landlords may not want to express how they feel about their former tenant but their hesitation or lack of transparency may show how they feel about the tenant.
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