http://www.bruceward.com/vancouver-real-estate/rental-property/tips-for-furnished-condo-rentals/ Insights by veteran real estate expert Bruce Ward Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:29:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.bruceward.com/vancouver-real-estate/rental-property/tips-for-furnished-condo-rentals/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Oleg Wed, 17 Nov 2010 05:57:17 +0000 http://www.bruceward.com/vancouver-real-estate/?p=3#comment-41 In regards to the screening, I would offer some additional tips such as: -Matching the names of a tenant's previous landlords against assessors' records associated with the address. If they don't match, there may be a good reason. But make sure an applicant is not using a friend to pose as the former landlord for purposes of a recommendation. -Don't settle for checking with the applicant's last landlord-call at least two addresses back, since a current landlord might want to get rid of a tough tenant. Earlier landlords feel no such constraint. In regards to the screening, I would offer some additional tips such as:
-Matching the names of a tenant’s previous landlords against assessors’ records associated with the address. If they don’t match, there may be a good reason. But make sure an applicant is not using a friend to pose as the former landlord for purposes of a recommendation.
-Don’t settle for checking with the applicant’s last landlord-call at least two addresses back, since a current landlord might want to get rid of a tough tenant. Earlier landlords feel no such constraint.

]]> http://www.bruceward.com/vancouver-real-estate/rental-property/tips-for-furnished-condo-rentals/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Vancouver realtor Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:08:46 +0000 http://www.bruceward.com/vancouver-real-estate/?p=3#comment-4 Freezing the rent can be a very useful tool to keep your tenant. There are a lot of homeowners in Vancouver, but vacancy rates are still very low, so its a landlords market for the most part. As a landlord you can’t underestimate a good tenant. I’ve only raised the rent in between tenants. On the same note, I have set a lower rent in the past, giving me the pick of tenants. I’m a big believer in the passive part of passive rental income. Freezing the rent can be a very useful tool to keep your tenant. There are a lot of homeowners in Vancouver, but vacancy rates are still very low, so its a landlords market for the most part. As a landlord you can’t underestimate a good tenant. I’ve only raised the rent in between tenants. On the same note, I have set a lower rent in the past, giving me the pick of tenants. I’m a big believer in the passive part of passive rental income.

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