struggler said:
Totally agree with Jimmy. It is a tight rental market out there. I am not currently renting but have friends who do (and those who have rental properties) and alot of people offer more than the going rate to get a rental property.
I did rent in the early 80's when the rental market was very tight and 40 people would show up to apply for every property for rent. I can say that myself and my partner dressed as if we were meeting the queen, had all the details and had no problem getting a property (infact, were successful at two at once and got to pick from them).
It really is like a job application!
I disagree.
I currently rent my place of residence (long story) and have good tenants in my other place.
For the tenants I have they were a young couple in their mid 20s, one self employed, one in a professional job. I never saw them, but they hadn’t trashed their last place, got their full deposit back. Their application was a simple fill out the form, copy of payslips (which made me a bit jealous of what the guy was earning) and 1 week rent as a holding deposit. No bio or anything like that. They had good references and got in first so it was theirs.
For me I did it the same way. Fill out the application form and then submit it with a one week deposit.
I would laugh if I ever received a bio with a rental application.