Hi all,
We are looking for some advice on the rental platforms where we can advertise our basement to get good tenants, preferably desis. We posted our ad on craiglist over the weekend and we got an overwhelming response however most of the people were, to put it nicely, 'super-aggressive' 'non-desis' (you get the picture). A few guys even insisted that its only fair we take their deposit right away since they came all the way and are so interested in the unit (we somehow gently excused ourselves).
Anyhow, we have since taken down our craiglist ad and we are just looking for sites that 'non-freaky' people browse LOL.
Any suggestions are much appreciated (of course, we've already advertised it here on canadiandesi 
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Revenge can be bitter sweet, but if u sit back and watch, KARMA can be pure entertainment.
To reduce the overwhelming response and bad tenants, plz write in ur advt ' Back ground and credit check will be done'. See how everybdy vanish. ;-)
Kijiji and this site is good enough but if u want to fill ur basement fast then u hv to hv good networking. If u r good landlord, ur precious tenants wil send new tenants. Good will goes a long way in any business.
Ask for previous landlord record and 12 postdated cheq and hand it over to the bank. If it bounces, $50 bank charges wil be borne by tenant should be included in lease contract.
The tenants who says, he has to give previous landlord one month notice are good tenants.
Movers time is generally june end to sept unless new immigrants/students/professional.
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Originally posted by scarborough_kudi
Hi all,
We are looking for some advice on the rental platforms where we can advertise our basement to get good tenants, preferably desis. We posted our ad on craiglist over the weekend and we got an overwhelming response however most of the people were, to put it nicely, 'super-aggressive' 'non-desis' (you get the picture). A few guys even insisted that its only fair we take their deposit right away since they came all the way and are so interested in the unit (we somehow gently excused ourselves).
Anyhow, we have since taken down our craiglist ad and we are just looking for sites that 'non-freaky' people browse LOL.
Any suggestions are much appreciated (of course, we've already advertised it here on canadiandesi
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Revenge can be bitter sweet, but if u sit back and watch, KARMA can be pure entertainment.
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Posted on: 12-05-15 07:51:35
Got your motive.
If you want good tenant, advertise in CD as mostly only decent immigrants only use this site and most of them are educated and good people.
You canot advertize Desi's only in Kijiji/ Craigslist as it will draw a backlash. However you can say (i think) that new immigrants only required. That may reduce the number of potential tenants.
If I were you, I would screen off the names in Craigslist / Kijiji to Desi's ones. Then you can alsways call the desi and interview him (Desi's donot mind).
In case by mistake you have invited a person to whom you donot want to give your rental unit, you can always say that a person is already interested by that he is a bit late. Say that you will call after a day after confirming if he is renting or not. Then you can call the next day and say that the person has confirmed his tenancy by submitting the full advance.
First I would screen by names. A Manjeeth Singh or a Subramaniam swamy or an Adam Throat is acceptable to me. A Obusanyo Okkalawa or a Ivan Igor or a Grace Rosalin may be rejected by me.
Murali
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I am a Gents and not a Ladies.
Try putting up flyers at your nearby Desi Grocery shop. If you want to have further screening, you can put up flyer in a language who’s tenant you need.
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A Delhite in Toronto
Thank you everyone. These are really good advices
If you need desi's only then this the best way to get a response.
quite]Originally posted by Delhite
Try putting up flyers at your nearby Desi Grocery shop. If you want to have further screening, you can put up flyer in a language who’s tenant you need.
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