travelover
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Here is my situation. We are currently renting an apartment in Michigan and want to rent a house in Washington state (Vancouver area, across from Portland).
We will visit for a few days in early May to try to find a house starting about June 1st. I'm trying to decide what I should be doing between now and then to improve our prospects. For example, I could send an inquiry to all the property management companies with my rental preferences and a resume of sorts to identify us as good credit risks with low maintenance needs. I could scour Craiglist and other on line resources to identify potential rentals just before we leave to schedule viewings, but this doesn't capture those rentals not yet listed, but about to be available.
If I go the resume route, what information would help me most with potential landlords? What should I not say?
This is a pretty hot rental market and we have a nice, but large dog, which restricts our options somewhat.
Thanks in advance for tips, especially from a landlord's perspective.
We will visit for a few days in early May to try to find a house starting about June 1st. I'm trying to decide what I should be doing between now and then to improve our prospects. For example, I could send an inquiry to all the property management companies with my rental preferences and a resume of sorts to identify us as good credit risks with low maintenance needs. I could scour Craiglist and other on line resources to identify potential rentals just before we leave to schedule viewings, but this doesn't capture those rentals not yet listed, but about to be available.
If I go the resume route, what information would help me most with potential landlords? What should I not say?
This is a pretty hot rental market and we have a nice, but large dog, which restricts our options somewhat.
Thanks in advance for tips, especially from a landlord's perspective.
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