How can you find a responsible renter?

Question

I have a small house (a fixer upper) and was wondering where I could find a renter who would be willing to fix it up. I would be willing to deduct the expenses from the rent.

Answer 1

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You have two problems to tackle. First, you must be sure that the tenant can perform the work required to your satisfaction. Insist on trade references, and check them out.

Second, you must screen your tenant for creditworthiness. Joining an apartment owners association usually will also get you access to credit bureau reports. Have a prospectove tenant fill out a comprehensive application and be diligent about verifying all of the information. Many landlords with few pieces of property rely on their gut feeling when screening tenants and they often get burned. There is no substitute for doing your homework.

Good luck with your plan.

Answer 2

Good gosh, where do you live! We are looking for such a place with a reduced rent for fixing anything that needs fixing...My husband is a very good Carpenter, plumber, electrician, etc...etc...etc...We would be pleased to help you out...

Answer 3

Where do you have this home lol. Love fixer upper's.
I feel word of mouth is your best bet. Reference's if you can't get that.

Answer 4

Would help to know where in this universe the house is......
On the other hand, you potentially just create a problem:
< IF > you find such a person (they are rare!), the he/she will do what he/she finds to be right / nice / required. This must not necessarily be what you had in mind, and you start argueing.....!

Answer 5

Your playing with fire, it becomes really iffy about who paid for what etc. Then they can get tricky about labour costs, start charging u by the hour with no proper accounting for it. I suggest u get the problems fixed by professionals, (wat u cant do yourself) and wen u get tenants make sure u check their references properly. I once had a previous landlord give a glowing reference simply cos he wanted to get rid of a bad tenant!!!

Answer 6

List it on craigslist.com for free. It sounds like an opportunity somebody might even be willing to relocate for. Better be careful in selecting potential tenants and in over-seeing improvements made.

Answer 7

That's normally very hard to find. My uncle has rented for years and I remember him saying that he asked to see either the inside of their car or the inside of the place they currently live. He said it gives a good indication of how they will take care of the house.