Ever been frustrated by stupid replies to your ads?

[Hamster]

I own a duplex, where I live in one side and rent out the other. I had to deal with an amazing number of stupid replies to my three bedroom/1 bath ad last year.

Such as:

-I do not allow pets and I say so in the ad. I go to the potential applicants' Facebook pages, and they clearly have pets.
-There was a single mom on welfare with six kids from six different fathers. No way she could afford the rent.
-People who want to move in with the promise of paying a security deposit later. What this means is that they have no intention of paying a security deposit.
-One guy didn't want me to run a credit check, and wanted me to hand him the keys so he could move in two days later.
-One person wanted to fill the apartment with five adults who spoke only Spanish and little English. I presume these would be illegal immigrants or possibly drug smugglers. No thanks. I don't need Homeland Security kicking down my doors.
-Another person wanted to move in right away and pay the first month's rent at some undefined time in the future.
-Many, many people who had evictions or were in the process of getting evicted.
-A ton of lookie-loos. Seriously, those were the worst, because they wasted my time for the purpose of their own personal entertainment.

And, of course, all these people knew they would be living next to me (well, apart from the lookie-loos). Seriously, some people have no shame.

[suprf1y]

Originally Posted by Hamster

I own a duplex, where I live in one side and rent out the other. I had to deal with an amazing number of stupid replies to my three bedroom/1 bath ad last year.

I had rental properties for 10 years. I'll never do that again.

Fortunately the bike sold in 4 days