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title: Real Estate - Long term renters (tenants)
slug: real-estate-long-term-renters-tenants
published_at: 2019-11-18 13:00:00 +0000
updated_at: 2022-11-20 20:12:35 +0000
summary: In this week&#39;s episode, Nicole and CJ share their experiences as owners and managers for long term rentals.
description: &lt;div&gt;We talk about:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Finding good renters&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Do credit checks&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Be patient it can take many showings to find the right renters&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use renter screening tools like cozy.co&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Be extremely clear about expectations&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Make sure to have a clause in the contract that requires a per day late fee over a set number of days. E.g. after 3 days, each day late costs $25/day&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Be clear about pet cleaning fees&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;If they want an exception for an animal, try to get a good idea if they really need the pet or not. I wish we asked for some sort of proof that the animal was required otherwise we would’ve charged extra&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Set up monthly or quarterly visits from a landscaper for the exterior&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Being your own handyman&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Other ways you can invest in long term properties&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div&gt;We recommend:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://www.roofstock.com/learn/faq\&quot;&gt;Roofstock - Build Wealth through Real Estate&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;http://fbuy.me/n_E1n\&quot;&gt;Second Nature - Filter subscription&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://amzn.to/35hR674\&quot;&gt;Starbucks - Maryland You Are Here mug&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://amzn.to/35iRy4V\&quot;&gt;Starbucks - Seattle Been There mug&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://cozy.co/\&quot;&gt;Cozy - Free property management&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://amzn.to/2ra9JLz\&quot;&gt;Nest Learning Thermostat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/24582378?s=67&amp;amp;shared_item_type=1&amp;amp;virality_entry_point=1&amp;amp;sharer_id=29995039\&quot;&gt;Airbnb - Our Tahoe Short Term Rental&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
duration: 2637
keywords: [real estate, long term, tennants, cozy.co, rentals, avilla theory, flu]
author: CJ Avilla

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# Real Estate - Long term renters (tenants)

*Published: November 18, 2019*
*Duration: 2637 seconds*
*Podcast: Avilla Theory*

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## Show Notes

&lt;div&gt;We talk about:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Finding good renters&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Do credit checks&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Be patient it can take many showings to find the right renters&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use renter screening tools like cozy.co&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Be extremely clear about expectations&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Make sure to have a clause in the contract that requires a per day late fee over a set number of days. E.g. after 3 days, each day late costs $25/day&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Be clear about pet cleaning fees&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;If they want an exception for an animal, try to get a good idea if they really need the pet or not. I wish we asked for some sort of proof that the animal was required otherwise we would’ve charged extra&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Set up monthly or quarterly visits from a landscaper for the exterior&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Being your own handyman&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Other ways you can invest in long term properties&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div&gt;We recommend:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.roofstock.com/learn/faq&quot;&gt;Roofstock - Build Wealth through Real Estate&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fbuy.me/n_E1n&quot;&gt;Second Nature - Filter subscription&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://amzn.to/35hR674&quot;&gt;Starbucks - Maryland You Are Here mug&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://amzn.to/35iRy4V&quot;&gt;Starbucks - Seattle Been There mug&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://cozy.co/&quot;&gt;Cozy - Free property management&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://amzn.to/2ra9JLz&quot;&gt;Nest Learning Thermostat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/24582378?s=67&amp;amp;shared_item_type=1&amp;amp;virality_entry_point=1&amp;amp;sharer_id=29995039&quot;&gt;Airbnb - Our Tahoe Short Term Rental&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;


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