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    Finding and Screening Local Tenants

    Where local demand lives, how to write the ad, how to screen fairly and firmly, and how to run the showing and the move-in.

    Module 8 of 104 lessonsWritten in full1 worksheet
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    The lessons

    All 4, in the order they are read.

    1. 1. Where local demand lives
      The tenant is already within twenty minutes of your gate; the job is to be visible where they are already looking.
    2. 2. Writing the ad
      Say what it is, what it costs, and what is included, in that order, with photographs that show a home.
    3. 3. Screening
      Screen every applicant the same way, on income, history, and references, under the fair housing rules your attorney confirms apply to you.
    4. 4. The showing and the move-in
      Show a finished unit, sign a complete file, and walk the tenant through the systems before they sleep there.

    The worksheet

    Ad copy template and screening script

    The first block is the rental ad, line by line, with the blank you fill from your own unit. The second block is the phone screening script: ask every caller the same questions in the same order. Have your attorney confirm the screening criteria comply with the fair housing rules that apply to you.

    Ad copy template and screening script
    BlockLineTemplate textFill in from
    AdHeadlineFurnished one-bedroom with private bath and full kitchen, monthly, [town]Your unit and town
    AdWhat it isClean, dry, furnished one-bedroom in a quiet park. Set motorhome on a permanent space; it does not move and the rent reflects that. Real bedroom door, private bath with shower, full kitchen, heat and air.Module 5 punch list; note the bedroom door
    AdRent and deposit$[rent] per month. $[deposit] deposit. [Utilities included / flat $[x] utilities / electricity submetered at cost].Module 2 rent; Module 7 utility addendum
    AdIncludedFurnished, mattress, blinds, trash, [laundry], [internet]. One vehicle space.Park services
    AdWho it is forWorking adult. Income verified, background checked, renters insurance required. [Pets: yes with terms / no]. Maximum [n] occupants. No smoking inside.Your written criteria
    AdTerms[Month to month / 6-month / 12-month]. Available [date].Your lease

    12 further rows in the downloadable sheet.

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