Posted on 01/10/2015 1:06:08 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Its a nice sentiment, but when a person has to have their car to get to work, they will repair the car before paying me rent.
That is why I require a person to be making substantially more money than the amount of the rent.
You take a cab or get a ride on a bus or call a friend....tough break but you still pay rent first.
Again, I appreciate your ethics, I’m just sharing the reality of who I will be renting to.
Actually when I inquire I pay attention to how the landlord speaks with me and answers questions I have. It's a two way street for both. I've been fortunate to have very good landlords, but there have been some apartments I wouldn't even consider looking at because of how the landlord spoke with me.
The landlord I now have is fabulous....even provided a gas grill when I shared I would like to get one for my deck but needed to see if he'd ok it. A week later he and his son brought one to my deck...no charge! It was perfect!
I do understand that if landlords have a good tenant, they generally want to retain them and will do "perks" along the way to insure that if possible. At least where I live it seems to be the way it goes.
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