Below is an actual email I received for a rental property I have listed. Needless to say I didn’t consider responding and wouldn’t event in a bad rental market with their credit.
Hello. My mother and I need an apartment. We are clean and quiet. The problem is the fact that our credit got messed up when we were institutionalized. I have since been approved for disability and my mother is seeking hers. I have a default judgement entered against me because I was institutionalized and could not come to court. However, I am now paying this off (it is a small credit card judgement). This is a crazy situation….we have the money but no one will take it. We have about 1500 in cash right now and we get paid again Friday.
I seek a one or two bedroom in Chesapeake. I’ll also consider Norfolk. My price range is 500-650 a month. I prefer all electric but I am flexible. I am tired of wasting money on application fees with the risk of being rejected. I seek something with no credit check. I will pay you a security deposit and up to two months rent in advance.
Thanks for your time
If one plans to rent in a rental market of decent tenants, one needs to thinks their actions and life style will effect their living conditions and who will rent to them.
Daily Properties Managing Editor
Buy and bail is one of the worst examples of greed
Cause the banks screwing people for years is so much better.