Statewide Video Mon Dec 16th – Mon Dec 23rd: How to Screen Tenants Using an Applicant Qualifier


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This video series will review our applicant qualifier in-depth.

Best practice for screening tenants includes using an applicant qualifier. This objective point-scoring system ensures that your very expensive rental property will not be rented to the wrong tenant based on "gut feel". Also, this guarantees applicants equal housing opportunity without discrimination.

We will walk through each box, what documentation you should expect from an applicant, and what changes you may want to make to suit your business. Emphasis on:

  • How to think about criminal records.
  • How Section 8 should be scored.
  • Is a credit score really worth so much?
  • What matters most in a housing history.
  • Why you should almost never listen to their current landlord.
  • And much more!

Members will leave knowing how to rank applicants for rental housing, pick the best renter, and document your rental application decisions.

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MassLandlords Executive Director Doug Quattrochi

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Example Applicant Qualifier for Tina Tenant

Part of this presentation will be given by Doug Quattrochi, Executive Director, MassLandlords, Inc. Doug was a founding member of MassLandlords in 2013. He became the association's first Executive Director under new bylaws in 2014. Since then, he has scaled the organization from a core of 160 members in Worcester to approximately 2,500 dues paying businesses from Pittsfield to the Cape, and from an all-volunteer team to approximately 20 full and part-time staff plus 50 volunteers. Doug has been instrumental in advancing democratic governance mechanisms, including score voting for policy priorities and a staggered and democratically elected Board of Directors. Doug also oversees the RentHelper spin-off, which is expanding access to electronic banking for those of us who are unbanked or underbanked. Prior to MassLandlords, Doug held leadership roles in various Massachusetts startups, two of which are still operating. Doug holds a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

"Doug's presentation was excellent. He was very clear and provided detailed explanations." -Larry

"Doug always holds very informative classes full of substance and Very organized!" -Thomas

"Your answers to member's questions were most helpful." -Liz

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Statewide Video - Mon December 16 - Mon December 23
How to Screen Tenants Using an Applicant Qualifier
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This video has been recorded by MassLandlords, Inc. staff.

This Video counts for continuing education credit for Certified Massachusetts Landlord Level Three. Watch the video and mark it as watched by clicking the button below the video.

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This is part of the Virtual rental real estate networking and training series.

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