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No, I do not rent to illegal immigrants. I've heard they do often make good tenants and compared to some of my lower income tenants, are probably a breath of fresh air.
Being illegal they tend to not make waves so to speak....no hot water...no problem. Got vermin...no problem....
 
Being illegal they tend to not make waves so to speak....no hot water...no problem. Got vermin...no problem....

I don't mind paying for an occasional repair, it's the destruction of the property that really hurts....often by people you have very little chance of collecting from, even when the court compels them to. If a tenant actually fixed stuff themselves and kept the place in good shape, I would be beyond grateful.
 
I have not checked my gardener's status. I would assume that domestics, gardening/landscaping crews, agriculture and manufacturing plants may include undocumenteds among the workers. You don't really believe they're taking jobs away from others, do you? Their use of resources (schools, healthcare, roads (omg the f'n traffic) is where I would agree with you.

Your Gardener should have a Business License/DBA/BOE and Insurance
plus a California Drivers License to travel to and from. One of those is going
to require proof of citizenship !
Not to mention a background check would be required somewhere along the lines
to assure the safety of interaction with home owners and their offspring.
His workers could be undocumented, but there again he's on thin ice if something
happens.
 
I don't mind paying for an occasional repair, it's the destruction of the property that really hurts....often by people you have very little chance of collecting from, even when the court compels them to. If a tenant actually fixed stuff themselves and kept the place in good shape, I would be beyond grateful.

Verify up front and thoroughly check references and backgrounds.
Even if you have to hire a firm to manage your property.


First/Last/ Security deposit and a sound contract that requires
periodic inspection by a neutral third party.

You can't manage what you cannot measure.
 
Verify up front and thoroughly check references and backgrounds.
Even if you have to hire a firm to manage your property.


First/Last/ Security deposit and a sound contract that requires
periodic inspection by a neutral third party.

You can't manage what you cannot measure.

They are managed by a property management firm. They make best efforts to place good tenants, but you can't filter out all the bad apples. Don't get me started on the problems and conflicts of interest with "professional management firms"...
 
They are managed by a property management firm. They make best efforts to place good tenants, but you can't filter out all the bad apples. Don't get me started on the problems and conflicts of interest with "professional management firms"...
For a small fee I will do background checks for you.
 
They are managed by a property management firm. They make best efforts to place good tenants, but you can't filter out all the bad apples. Don't get me started on the problems and conflicts of interest with "professional management firms"...


Wow a rational human has taken control.

The problems and conflicts of interest are hell sometimes, but thru experience you
learn to skirt those entities.
 
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