Learn the easy way how to have a model tenant. Everything is about being kind, ensuring your well-being inside the house. It's really simple: be courteous, balanced and generous. If you take even one step towards him, he will likely take more than one step towards you.
Steps
Step 1. Give more than your best
If you want your tenants to give you their best, you have to give them their best first.
Step 2. Set a fair rent; don't fool them
It is okay to set a higher rent if your property is above the market standard, but don't set an excessive price or you can create resentment.
Step 3. Reward them for payments made by the deadline or in advance (for example, with movie tickets, a scratch card or two, DVD rental vouchers, chocolates, or anything else they like)
Step 4. Find out who your tenants are and know something about them
You should be able to have a conversation with them about their life and habits (for example: "How are little Giovanni and Sara?", "Do you still play golf?").
Step 5. Always be contactable
If you haven't had a chance to answer a call from them and they left you a message, respond as soon as possible. There is nothing more annoying than a landlord who never answers phone calls and does not call back.
Step 6. Discuss solutions with them that satisfy both of you
For example, if the handles need to be replaced, offer to pay for them as long as the tenant installs them. Or, if they feel a room is too hot, offer to install a ceiling fan at your own expense in exchange for a small rent increase. You need to make sure that both parties benefit from a negotiation, not just you.
Step 7. If you do not intend to manage your properties directly, then rely on an administrator, who is excellent and not of medium capacity, because otherwise you risk not being able
For example, if you have decided to let someone else manage your income and savings or care for your children, you will certainly want someone who is truly capable.
Advice
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Start off on the right foot and make sure your tenant feels welcome when they enter the house on the first day:
- If he hasn't moved yet, make sure your rented home is flawless before the move takes place.
- To make the first day of your rent more enjoyable for your tenant, place a roll of toilet paper in all bathrooms, a new bar of soap, and a packet of wipes near each sink before they enter.
- Place a six-pack of water bottles in the refrigerator.
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A tenant who will give the best for you:
- He will be responsible for minor repairs
- It will add value to your property (for example, by installing a broadband internet connection, buying a wall drying rack [if it is a housing unit or an apartment], painting the balcony railing, etc.)
- He will always pay on time or, perhaps, even in advance
- He will always be very careful not to damage the floors or walls
- He will clean everything carefully so that rust or signs of aging will take a long time to appear in the house.
- Communicate clearly, right from the start, what you expect from a tenant. Establish rules for timely payment of the fee. Establish rules for good tenant relations. Eventually complete the contract with a penalty in case of non-payment of the fee within the due terms.
- It is not necessary to follow the rule that the tenant is always right: in fact it is not true. He is your "client", but you always remain the owner of the house.
Warnings
- An unsatisfied tenant will most likely give you headaches and expenses. Yours, in fact, is an excellent position if you want to cause damage from a financial point of view: it happens that many homeowners spend thousands of euros to clean and repair the house, damaged by a bad tenant.
- Even the best of people can resent their landlord if the home does not allow for a satisfying life. Resentment may be just unconscious, but it is enough, at best, to make your tenant less careful in looking after the house. In short, he will not do the impossible to take care of your property. Consequently, if you want an above average tenant, behave like an above average landlord and follow the steps outlined so far.
- Make any necessary repairs in the rental apartment.
- Do not look down on your tenants.
- Don't treat your tenants as if they were children. They already know for themselves when the grass has to be cut, snow shoveled, etc.
- Even if the house belongs to the owner, the tenants live in it. Therefore, don't be pushy.
