On Feb 2, 9:13*am, "Robert Green" wrote:

Good advice. *Credit checks will be a must, but that just weeds out the
already bad people, not the ones that are "ripening" on the vine. *(-:

So true about distraction. * We're thinking of finding someone competent to
do their own minor maintenance in exchange for a break on the rent, although
there are plenty of good reasons not to do that . . .

--
Bobby G.


Right, the biggest reason to NOT ALLOW a tenant to do "minor
maintenance"
is because you are allowing that person to decide what gets maintained
and
how it will be repaired...

Might get stuff fixed, but you will often find that the work might not
be up to
your standards... Too much liability with rentals if substandard work
is done
and causes a problem later on to not have fully licensed and insured
trades
workers doing repairs so you are making sure to CYA...

~~ Evan