We are now in the process of renting out our new legal 2 bdrm basement suite. We had a young man look at it on Wed evening, he liked what he saw and took an application. He returned on Thurs evening with the application all filled out and a certified cheque for 1 months rent+damage deposit+pet deposit. I saw this as a red flag and told him to give us a couple of days to check on his references, job, etc. We called him back on the weekend, told him the place was his and arranged to sign the lease on Mon evening. He called Mon evening and said he found another place.
Did I miss something and was I wrong to see his cheque as a red flag?
Did I miss something and was I wrong to see his cheque as a red flag?