# What are some initial indicators that a tenant isn’t going to be a good fit? **URL:** \ **Category:** Landlord Questions\ **Created:** [June 13, 2019, 12:44pm UTC](https://community.avail.com/t/what-are-some-initial-indicators-that-a-tenant-isn-t-going-to-be-a-good-fit/156 "2019-06-13T12:44:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![community.manager](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.avail.com/community.manager/32/1080_2.png) [@community.manager](https://community.avail.com/u/community.manager)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2019, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.avail.com/t/what-are-some-initial-indicators-that-a-tenant-isn-t-going-to-be-a-good-fit/156/4 "2019-09-16T15:11:50Z")
I’ll take it a step further; there’s a trending topic that a member posted for "[What are the tell-tale signs of a terrible tenant?](https://community.avail.com/t/what-are-the-tell-tale-signs-of-a-terrible-tenant/242)" > [@What are the tell-tale signs of a terrible tenant?](https://community.avail.com/t/what-are-the-tell-tale-signs-of-a-terrible-tenant/242/8): > > Hi TCL, while generally credit score is a good indicator as far as payment history (for the financial side of renting, definitely something to consider), this isn’t always 100% indicative of a terrible tenant. Example: A tenant might pay their rent every month, on time; no questions. They keep the place clean, they do their due diligence as far as maintaining good up-keep of the property, and cause no damage to the property because they care; but let’s say this same tenant has, in the past, fou… There are some other responses on that thread that I think you may find valuable. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.avail.com/t/what-are-some-initial-indicators-that-a-tenant-isn-t-going-to-be-a-good-fit/156)._