Being a tenant is not just about living in someone’s house and paying the rent. The relationship you build with the property owner is just as important. You may never have to meet your landlord and may only be dealing with him or her through third parties but being in his or her good books is beneficial to you.

For most people as long as they pay the rent no matter how inconsistent or erratic that may be is enough. A good tenant is one who pays his or her rent on time, lives peacefully with his or her neighbors and does not break the terms of lease. If your activities as a tenant has the attention of the landlord for all the wrong reasons, then just know you do not make the cut of being a good tenant.

Here are reasons why you should make it a point to be a good tenant:

It gives you leverage during any lease negotiation

During your lease renewal, you will have good leverage that will help you get more favorable terms. A tenant that does not have to be reminded when rent is due or who has received enough citations from the management because of uncomely behavior will not have much to use to have the landlord not increase charges during the lease renewal. You may even not get a chance to renew but a notice to vacate at the end of the lease.

It affects your mortgage application positively

If you are a first time applicant for mortgage, the financial institution may have to look at your rent paying patterns as a gauge of how you will make your payment. This will be present in your rental history report. It therefore pays to pay your rent in time, as this will indicate in your history. A poor rent paying record will see the mortgage company not giving you good credit terms as you may seem as a credit risk. If you are withholding rent due to a bad landlord, then you look for an alternative since how you pay rent does have consequences regardless of the reason of poor rent paying record.

You will always have your landlord’s attention

Being a good tenant means that you will always get the attention of your landlord or property management company. Do you have a problem with your utilities? The good record will see you get prompt responses and service. Do you want some changes or modifications done to your house? Then you can be sure that you will most likely get a more positive response.

You will always have a secure tenancy

Being a good tenant secures your tenancy. This means that you will not get a notice to vacate any time soon, which might disrupt your life. If the rental unit is located in a good neighborhood close to your workplace or good schools, you would want to secure it to the best of your ability. The first step is to ensure that you have paid your rent on time and that you give your landlord the most minimal fuss.

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Christopher Michael works for a property management company and has seen the difference a good tenant-landlord relationship makes to a rental history report. Visit his blog for more information.

If you have not done it, then it is time for you to start arranging for your vacation this year. Making early reservations has its own advantages therefore do not wait to do so the last minute. For starters, you save money as you are most likely to get discounted prices. Secondly, you avoid miss out on great slots as late reservations may see you finding all the places you want booked.

To avoid disappointment, it is indeed important to make your bookings early. There are many ways to make reservations but the good news is that technology has made bookings even easier. Most hotels and airlines have websites that allow people to make their bookings easily. If you are still living in the past, you may not take advantage of this technology to make your travel life easier.

You are therefore missing many benefits that technology offers that could easily make planning your vacation even easier than you thought. Here are reasons why you should take advantage of this facility:

It is convenient

Online booking is a convenient way to make your reservations. It is convenient as you will do so from anywhere. You can also make your reservations at any time of day or night. This beats situations where you have to wait for business hours in order to get to the service provider’s office to make your booking. You do not have to wait for a more reasonable hour to book your hotel room because of time differences. You just log in and you are good to go. You do not even incur any expense to make the reservations.

It is fast

Online reservations are fast. You will not have to make a queue or deal with cranky staff serving you at the counter. The process is often simple to use and you will not spend much time scratching your head trying to make sense of what you need to do. In addition, the slight of making errors are minimal even for the most computer illiterate person there. Hotel websites such as PrincessRoyale.com have among the best online reservations processes you could ever deal with.

You can access all information you need before making your booking

Online bookings allow you to see what is available and therefore you can make an informed decision. If the company has any offers you will be able to see this right away. Phone bookings and even email may not allow you to get the information that might help in the details of reservation. The website allows the company to detail the offer in full. You therefore will sign up for any deal knowing what you are getting.

You get immediate feedback

You get confirmation right away. This is good news as you will not be uncertain of the status of your booking. Most websites allow for instant messaging, which means you can confirm and get clarifications before you make any bookings. You therefore do not get any surprises when you reach your destination.

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Jacqueline McClain is an avid traveler who encourages other travelers to use technology in order to make their travels easier and more convenient. She also loves writing. She has written intensively about travel and how to make a great holiday travel by visiting PrincessRoyale.com for hotel reservation.