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How to Pick the Right Tenant:

You’ve finally bought your first investment property, and now you need to find someone who’s willing to move in, pay their rent on time, and take good care of the place.
Or perhaps you’ve been a landlord for some time, but you much-loved perfect tenant has decided to move on, and you’ve no idea how to find a suitable replacement?
Choosing a tenant is something that’s best left to the professionals, aka your property manager, for several reasons.
For a start, they’ll approach it like the calculated business decision it should be, not weighed down by emotion, as can be the case for owners.
Plus, this is their niche – they are experts at scanning application forms and searching databases, and matching the right tenant to your property.
Of course, you’ll want to discuss the kind of tenant you’d prefer with your property manager before they start sifting through applications.
So, what are some of the things they should be looking out for?

1)How frequently do they move?
2)Is their job secure?
3)Have their bonds been returned in full?
4)Have their bonds been returned in full?
5)Are they in it for the long haul?