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Top 10: Deal With Bad Tenants

January 25th, 2010. Published under Top 10. 2 Comments.

I own a rental property currently, and I have 3 people renting from me.  Unfortunately, I had a bad tenant.  Not one who didn’t pay rent or damaged things, but someone who was very disturbing to the other tenants.  The eviction process went quite smoothly, and despite a few insulting letters, I remain unscathed.

Over the past 9 months, I have learned a tremendous amount about how to be a friendly landlord, but also how to deal firmly and in a controlled manner with any issues that arise.

1. Interview your Applicants