I recently was working to help someone who wanted simply to rent a home for the present time. It was a funny experience working with some of these landlords and their agents. On one home, the landlord had a laundry list of items he wanted from the prospective tenant before he would consider the rental application. On another, the landlord approved the application, and then right before the tenants were to move into the unit, the landlord had a change of heart and decided that the tenants needed to put more security deposit down than they had previously discussed.
I was amazed that landlords can set such crazy rules, and yet they can, because they own the home. However, if a tenant is jumping through all these circus hoops just to have the right to rent the home, then it would make more sense to prepare themselves to purchase instead. Then you have the right to make your own rules.
