...then you don't. I was thinking I'd already written about our phantom tenants, but perhaps not. I don't seem to write here very often anymore.
Anyways, we had prospective tenants - a couple with two grown children plus a cousin and his GF. Six people, too many really for our little house. But after we said the lease would be for a year (a little less, actually, allowing us to rent it again next fall or possibly even live there) they called the leasing agent, complained bitterly, and scotched the deal. She went over to talk to them the next day, but it didn't help. Apparently they thought the house was theirs to rent indefinitely.
I would have tried to be more flexible but their credit was so poor and the family circumstances so odd that I kind of wanted the ability to have them out next summer if we'd have always had to be chasing them for the rent.
I don't know how much longer we can manage with no tenants. Not with our high overhead - we've gotten accustomed to the income.
Posted by otto0114 at October 13, 2005 08:37 AM