Landlord Survey

1. To which audience do you prefer to rent?

(a)    students

(b)   families

(c)    professionals

(d)   relatives, friends or employees

(e)    other:    _________________

 

2. Which do you prefer (please circle): lower initial investment or lower operating costs?

 

3. If the space to be rented occupies a new secondary structure, should the new construction match the existing building?

(a)    absolutely

(b)   for the most part

(c)    to a certain degree

(d)   no way

 

4. Do you mind sharing facilities with your tenant(s)?

Laundry:    

(a) I like sharing laundry facilities

(b) Why would I care?

(c) Sharing laundry facilities with my tenant(s) is my worst nightmare!

 

Garage:     

(a) I like to share my garage

(b)    I don’t care about this issue

(c)     I could never share my garage

5. What level of interaction with your tenant do you feel is appropriate?

(a)    As little as possible: “They’re like the tooth fairy; they leave me money without me ever seeing them”

(b)   Occasional: “We’re acquaintances; courteous but distant”

(c)    Frequent:  “They’re like family”

 

6. When renting do you prefer to provide room and board or not? _____________________________________

 

7.   Is resale value and conforming to a real estate agent’s expectations important to you?     Yes.__             No.__

 

8.      How long do you expect to wait before regaining your initial investment?

_________  years

 

9.      Do you prefer to:    

(a) manage the building independently

(b) let a rental company manage it

(c) this is not an issue

 

10.    Do you mind reserving some of your land for tenant use?     yes___   no___

                     If not, how much would you set aside?  ______