6 Trigger Words And Questions Every Landlord Should Listen For

Trigger words and questions from potential tenants and rental applicants that every landlord should listen for and consider.

You can hardly turn on a television or read a newsfeed where you don’t encounter the term “trigger words.”  While there are some universally accepted trigger words, like racial or ethnic slurs, most people or groups have their own unique lexicon of words that send them immediately into orbit.  Our industry is no different, and over the years the way we identify the players in our game have even fallen victim.  In many circles, “landlords” are now more generically referred to as “housing providers,” while tenants are now more often called “residents.”