RetiredRealtorRick wrote:
toedtoes wrote:
Expecting a specific behavior out of people due to their career choice is a guaranteed disaster.
Ask for references, including current and past landlords, and base your choices on actual past behavior.
Sounds like a response from someone who has never been deeply involved in the rental industry. Understandable.
You don't even have to be involved in the rental industry to know how meaningless references can be. I've lost count of the number of people my company has hired based on GLOWING references only to find out how worthless and clueless they really are.