BlueKey Property Management

PART 5 of 7 - HOW TO SCREEN TENANTS

Bad Employees Make Bad Tenants

When landlords bother to talk to applicants’ employers at all (which is less common than you’d think), they often simply confirm income and employment and leave it there.

But direct supervisors are a gold mine of information about prospective tenants. Do they show up to work on time every day? Or do they drag themselves in 20 minutes late, nursing a hangover and reeking of alcohol?

Do they always complete projects and tasks on time, or are they routinely behind schedule?

How proactive are they? How conscientious are they? In a word, how responsible are they?