As a landlord with a fourplex you have some slightly different challenges.

A fourplex is different than a single family home.

• It may be the fourplex does not have individual garages.
• It may be the fourplex does not have separate yards for each tenant.

A fourplex is more like apartments than a single family home.

With apartments some of the items that we cover here can't be addresses so easily.

With a fourplex can you select more compatible tenants to lessen the drama you as the landlord might encounter?

Your tenants are living closer together than in single family homes.

When you screen tenants for filling vacancies do you want elderly tenants, do you want millenniums, do you want single or married tenants?

You cannot discriminate but your approval criteria is open to your needs as long as you don't discriminate.

It is likely four elderly tenants will co exist better.

It is likely unmarried tenants may have relationship problems that may make rent payments less secure.

It is likely younger people will be noisier but not necessarily than others.

Anyway you decide, a smart selection process can limit landlord drama issues in the future.

Now with a fourplex you should create parking rules and place a clause in the lease. You don't want fighting about parking spaces.

You might want to set rules for acceptable behavior in common areas. You can place a clause in the lease, or create a rules document that you distribute an enforce.

Since you will have four tenants you should consider a free rental management software application look here.

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