Nicest Rentals^TM Beautiful upscale homes for rent!

Currently offering a 2 bedroom, 1 bath home at: 3722 Marwick Ave, Long Beach CA.

Rental Information

 Application Info               Application Approval Process               Before Move-in              Download Application

ü  Rent: $3,100 per month with the following discounts:

    ♦  1 year lease; if you want a month-to-month rental, the rent is $3,300/month

    ♦  Tenant contracts for biweekly (i.e. every 2 weeks) cleaning of appliances & fixtures with a landlord approved

         professional, licensed, insured, and bonded house cleaning business, otherwise add $100/month to the rent

    ♦  Direct deposit of rent by your employer or other source of rent; otherwise add $75/month to the rent

ü  Guest/tenant(s) pays ALL utilities, including: gas, electricity, water, sewer, and any internet, TV,
     phone service

ü Security Deposit: equal to 1 month's rent

    ♦ If anyone applying to rent is active duty miliary, the the security deposit is $3,100

    ♦ If anyone applying to rent will use a waterbed, than add $1,695 to the secutiy depositper §Civil Code 1950.5.

ü  Pets?  Because several prior guests were not responsible pet parents which resulted in Owner suffering significant  
                    losses; therefore he prefers guests without pets.  However, he knows pets are often part of the family. 
                    So he will consider some pets depending on species, breed, size, weight, behavior, etc.  If your pet i
                    accepted, rent and security deposit will be higher along with other requirements. Please call Kathy Salinas
                    at: 562-412-2793 to discuss whether you and your pet.

ü  NO Subletting, specifically:

    ♦ Boy or girlfriends, family, or friends may NOT stay overnight more than 10 days in any 30 day period

    ♦ No short term rental done directly or via sites like AirBnB.com, HomeToGo.com, HomeAway.com, etc.
    Either of the above will be considered an illegal sublet and will result in your eviction.

ü Home Tour

      ♦ To request a house tour, please either:

        ♦ Call Kathy Salinas at: 562-412-2793

        ♦ Call the Landlord at:   562-472-2515, option 3

        ♦ Email your phone number to: Marwick@NicestRentals.com and someone will call you to schedule a visit. 

ü Rental Applications:

    ♦  All occupants 18 years old or older must fill out an Application, be approved, and sign the rental agreement

    ♦  There is a $50 non-refundable fee per Application

    ♦  Applicant(s) must have at least:

        ♦ A valid driver's license and provide landlord a copy of it

        ♦ Sufficient income to cover rent, debts, and living expenses

        ♦ Sufficient savings for the security deposit and financial contingencies

        ♦ No bankrupcies, evictions, or eviction law suits

        ♦ Good to excellent credit

   ♦  We will get each applicant's credit report and score, criminal background investigation, verify other

         information on your application, and talk to your references

    ♦  You may download the Rental Application HERE.  Alternately, we can email it to you, or you can pick one
         up when you tour the home

    ♦  You may return your Rental Application(s):

        ♦ In person,

        ♦ Putany stamp on it and drop it in the Property's mailbox, which is U.S. Government property,

        ♦ Ask us to email you an Upload Request link, which will enable you to securely upload it to our encrypted
           cloud server (our email address and phone number are on the Rental Application)

        ♦ Use SecureZIP to encrypt your Application(s) and then just email it to us.  You can downloada free,

            trial copy of SecureZIP from PKware, the company that created the industry standard .ZIP file

              compression format and program: PKzip.  SecureZIP program adds encryption to that standard.

             - If you use Windows, download SecureZIP for Windows HERE

             - If you use a Mac,       download SecureZIP for OSx HERE

Once you've downloaded and installed SecureZIP, you need to convert you Rental Applications into an Adobe .PDF file either at a copy store like Kinkos or using the scanner portion of many all-in-one personal printers that can scan documents into .pdf files.  Once your Application(s) are in one or more .PDF files, run SecureZIP, add your application.PDF file(s) to an archive in the following format <yourName>.ZIP file.  Next, encrypt the archive using a passphrase of your choice, then call us with your passphrase; do NOT send the passphrase in an email.

        ♦ Snail mail your Application(s) via the U.S. Postal Service to:

                Bruce Balent

                Nicest Rentals

                P.O. Box 372

                Lakewood CA 90714

ü Application approval process:

    1. Each Application will be reviewed, if everything appears satisfactory,

    2. You'll be given the web addressand instructions to request TransUnion to provide landlord with your credit

         score, credit report, criminal background, eviction, and bankrupcy checks.  This check costs $30/applicant
         paid directly to Transunion; this $30 payment will be deducted from the overall $50 application fee

    3. If everything in step 2 is satisfactory, each Applicant will be requested to pay Landlord the remaining $20
         of the $50 per Applicant feeto complete the next steps qualifying you to become our Guest.

    4. Landlord will verify your finances, past tenancies, employment, etc.

    5. If everything checks out and you're the most qualified applicant, you'll be invited to become our guest(s)

        sign the lease, pay your deposit andfirst month's rent, provide your proof of insurance, and set a

         date to complete your move-in checklist and move in.