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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My diplomat friend says never ever rent to diplomats[/quote]

Why so? Is it because they entertain too much? Or is it because they normally cannot afford such nice housing in their own country so are inexperienced in taking care of large properties? I know some European and Asian diplomats could only afford to live in tiny apartments in their own cities, so can be very neglective of normal maintenance required by American houses. Plus they normally have too many children (the more children the more benefits and wife normally don't work)[/quote]

They have too many children? The wife doesn’t work? What do you care if the wife doesn’t work?

Let’s put it this way, OP, I would not rent to diplomats who don’t have to do it through their embassy. [/quote]

Your “diplomat friend” sounds a bit dim.  We have had amazing diplomat tenants for years.  Rent comes like clockwork through the embassy. Property manager does a quick walk through every 6 months and says they’re taking great care of our house [/quote]

What a dimwit high ranking EU diplomat. You tell ‘em.

We had another friend, also EU, who told us about the landlords. Ew. The Bethesda houses with mold and crickets and snakes and mice. Their children embraced the “wildlife”. It goes both ways[/quote]

Just because your friend is high ranking in the EU does not mean he's not a dimwit.  Anyone who says things like "never rent to diplomats" without understanding the nuances of who is guaranteeing the contract, and the expat clauses is included, is in fact, "dim."  There are plenty of lucky landlords who get rent paid directly by embassies.  The Embassy of Country X is not going to be a deadbeat tenant.[/quote]

It depends. Are you renting a house that you don’t care much about? Are you being selective to whom you rent (remember DC laws though)? Otherwise they pay but if the place is trashed it’s your problem [/quote]

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