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The CBH Homes Roadmap to Renting Recovery

Break up at the right time.

Choose a common area, maybe the mailboxes or by the pool. Or the main office. Stay positive and turn up that “I’m high-maintenance” angle to soften the blow. Remember, your monthly payment is unbeatable, so stay focused.

Be direct and yet caring.

Some landlords are all business and some are people pleasers. The key is just to lay out the facts and stay strong. Maybe drop the info that you have friends that may be looking for an apartment. (we know that’s not true, you've told them about CBH Homes).

Withhold your excitement.

You've got a great home at an unbeatable price; just don’t rub that in your landlord’s face. Unless, he or she may be looking for a great home of their own, then refer them.

Prepare for the Inspection.

Here’s the fun part. The haggling over the security deposit. Just make sure your apartment is spotless and you’ll have good ground to stand on. While some landlords don’t handle rejection well, a great looking pad is easy for them to rent.

Avoid the Meltdown.

You might just be a number, but landlord’s can be clingy. After all, now your apartment has to rented out again and it’s a lot of work, more work than just fixing leaky faucets and investigating whether the weird cat in 5A is a cat or an Italian greyhound. So just say your peace and move on.

Landlords are people too.
Coping Strategies for those left behind.

You’ve been dumped. Don’t take it personally. There are other tenants in the sea. Here some tips for this transition:

Accept the Loss.

Even if it is about you, pretend it’s not. You’ve got a false sense of superiority to maintain. Just wander around the property fiddling with your keys. No one will know the difference.

Give them space.

While it may be tempting to “keep an eye” on the soon-to-be-ex-tenant while pretending to trim the juniper bushes, the last thing you need is a restraining order. Install a satellite dish on a balcony or something.

Don’t get weird.

Now is not the time for untimely reminders of obscure tenant rules. Avoid the knee-jerk revenge tactic of using the security deposit as leverage. Just let it go.

Pick up a Hobby.

Learn a foreign language, start a journal, or purchase a metal detector. Who knows what treasures you’ll find behind the clubhouse.

Remember what makes you special.

You are so much more than a rent collector or a comic foil in a leisure suit on a sitcom. You are a landlord. A friggin’ lord of your land. Buck up, sir rent-a-lot.