[ SECRET POST #3132 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3132 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 068 secrets from Secret Submission Post #448.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
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Comments

Re: I Just Exchanged on an Apartment

[(Anonymous)]

1. Always have a lease. Yes, even fora sublet. Check out local landlord/tenancy laws, and search for templates you can modify for the region/your needs.

2. Get three references. Two former landlords and current employer. Not employed? Not your tenants.

3. Rent should be given to you in post-dated checks at the signing of the lease. If any of them bounce, you can begin notice then.

4. If you can't check the whites of their eyes yourself, get someone in the area you trust to physically meet up with the potentials and verify they are sane, well-dressed, employed, etc.

5. Security deposit is usually first/last month's rent.

6. Do your homework and check what the general vacancy and rental rates are in the same neighbourhood. If there's a high vacancy rate, you don't want to price yourself out of the market; if there's a low vacancy rate, you don't want to be fielding a hundred applications long-distance.

Re: I Just Exchanged on an Apartment

[ill_omened]

Thanks. Yeah was planning on 1, 2, 4, and 6. Six shouldn't be an issue in the slightest, looked heavily into the market, and it's central London so I don't perceive nay issues finding a subletter. Preference is probably going to be a key worker who does shifts, because they tend to be more reliable, and will understand the nature of shift working.

Re: I Just Exchanged on an Apartment

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

Always get the security deposit; if your tenants leave it in better condition then they found it, you can always return it (don't spend it LOL). It serves 2 purposes: proves they can come up with the necessary, and aren't likely to stiff you on the rent and 2) you'll more than likely need it, for general wear and tear/paint chips/picture hanger holes and other minor repairs.

Also forgot to add, if they complain something is broken, FIX IT ASAP. Twofold reason again: You want to keep them happy while they're living there (and keep them living there) and B) when/if they leave, you can get a good reference from them.

Re: I Just Exchanged on an Apartment

[(Anonymous)]

General wear and tear is exempt from reclaiming the bond, you're thinking beyond general wear and tear.