Rental Criteria

Thank you for contacting Shafer Investments and for your interest in our property! We look forward to serving you and your family's needs.  

Before scheduling a tour or completing an application, please spend a few minutes reviewing our rental criteria. If you meet the criteria listed below, please get in touch with us via email to schedule a tour. 

Identification and Income

• All applicants must have and share a current photo identification and a valid social security number.
• The applicant's monthly income must exceed 2.5x the rent and be from a verifiable source. 
• The landlord only considers applicants with verifiable income.
   

Background Checks

• All applicants and residents over 18 years old must have a background check.  
• The applicant's background must exhibit a pattern of responsibility.  
• There is a $50 per person application fee for the background check.
• Applicants must not have any evictions, unpaid judgments from previous landlords, or other civil suits that could negatively impact a decision.
• Applicants must receive positive references from all prior landlords for the previous five years.
   

Leasing Details

• Please be open and honest about your past before you submit an application and the non-refundable application fee.
• After approval, the landlord requires a one-month security deposit and a non-refundable animal fee, if applicable, to delist the property. 
• Before signing the lease, the tenant must pay the first month's rent (including pet fees if applicable), submit a copy of their renter's insurance showing the landlord as an additional insured, and have all utilities transferred to their name.
• Residents pay for water, trash, gas (if applicable), and electricity. If desired, they are responsible for phone, internet, TV, etc.
• Residents must have renters' insurance for the entire duration of the lease.
• Smoking (including tobacco, marijuana, vaping, or any other forms of smoking) is prohibited anywhere on the property, including the house, porches, and grounds. All applicants MUST be non-smokers.  
• The property is unfurnished.
• Residents cannot use the house to run a business or conduct subleasing. 
• The landlord signs yearly leases.
• Each applicant must register on PetScreening.com, regardless of whether they have a pet.  
   

Pets:

Not all properties allow pets.  For those that do, 

• Each applicant must create, complete, and share a PetScreening profile with Shafer Investments before the landlord considers their application.
• There is a $300.00 non-refundable fee for each animal.
• The monthly animal fees are $50.00 for each animal, if applicable.
• Visit our Animal Policy page for more information.
   

If the applicant fails to meet any of the above requirements, compensating factors such as an additional security deposit or co-signer (guarantor) may be required for qualification at the landlord's discretion.  

If there are multiple applicants, the landlord will grant tenancy on a first-come, first-serve based on the most qualified.

Thanks again for your interest!