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Originally Posted by Special K
Did you offer to take her with you to your new place?
I have 2 rental suites downstairs. One side had been with us since we moved in. The other side turned over 3 times in the last 6 years.
First tenant - Chinese couple in their 40s-50s. I was able to Google their employment profile. Turned out great. They had to move due to wanting more space.
Second tenant - single Chinese guy who works at a car dealership. Again verified employment. He even volunteered his clean criminal record which I thought was interesting.
Third tenant - single Japanese guy who works as a car mechanic. He was good too.
1 bedroom is easy to find the ideal tenant. Weird arrangements tend to appear when it comes to 2 bedrooms. I had the option to close 1 door to make the 2 bd become 1 bd instead. I felt like that was the best solution.
Also, don’t rush renting out your suite. Waiting for 1-2 more months for the right tenant is better than having to kick them out later. Always do proper forms to protect yourself.
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So true for the 2 bedrooms. I listed my 2 bedroom basement and I get all sorts of whack living arrangements (family of 5, 4 roomates, multiple people asking for pets). I have that option to close one bedroom to keep for myself but we already have all the room we need and want to avoid hoarding.
Question for you all: how often do you go on gut instinct? I do all those checks that everyone mentions but sometimes I just can't get pass myself to choose a particular person just based on gut feeling and their vibe with us. I know this isnt a job interview but I feel its really important for our family especially with a toddler upstairs that we need someone that would be a right fit not just with the rental but with us. Mind you I probably wont be this stringent with gut feeling if it was one of our rental apartments as we wont technically be "living with them".