New Tenant - Almost!

I was this close to having a new tenant in place. I showed him the place several days ago, he returned his application yesterday.

He is willing to pay the full deposit and the rent I'm asking, and he wants to move in this weekend.

So when I called him this morning to let him know he's been approved, I was disappointed when he asked me if we could postpone meeting until next week to sign the lease. He said he's on his way to the emergency room because his sister was just in a car accident.

I got the feeling he was headed out of town to see her - I can't remember whether he said that or if I put it together because he listed all his family members on the application and they all live in other cities.

I expressed a professional level of concern for his sister and then asked him if there's any way he can pay the deposit before next week. I explained that there are other people who want to see the unit and that typically I don't quit showing it until I have a deposit in hand.

He said he would see what he could do and call me back later; maybe he can pay me in the morning. But at the latest he wanted to meet before July 1 (Wednesday) so he can move and start the new lease by then.

Ugh. So the bottom line is that I have to keep showing the place and I still don't have a definitive tenant. Who knows what could happen with this guy?

I was SO looking forward to canceling my other appointments with prospective tenants; I am SO tired of driving out there to show this place over and over.