The Sims 4: For Rent - How To Find Tenants

Congratulations on the rental property your Sim just bought in The Sims 4: For Rent! Buying a rental property is no small feat, but in order to start making any money off your purchase, you’re going to need to find a few tenants.

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Though plenty of buildings come with tenants already living there, between vacancies and evictions, you’ll need to fill your units again before long. By using a convenient menu to scan through your options, you’ll have all the info you’ll need to choose the best tenants for your units so you can start earning those sweet, sweet Simoleons.

Updated on January 12, 2024: Now that we're about a month out from the launch of The Sims 4: For Rent, we're back to update our guide on how to get tenants as a landlord Sim to include links to content we've published since launch and a bit about the current glitch that severely limits your rent caps (and have provided a solution on how to reset this glitch).

Use The Owned Businesses Tab To Fill Rental Vacancies

After you've successfully purchased a residential rental property in The Sims 4: For Rent (or maybe even made one yourself), you'll likely have a few existing tenants to begin with, if you're renting in the world of Tomarang with the pre-made residential rentals.

There are not currently premade Residential Rental lots in worlds other than Tomarang, but this can be manually changed by loading into the lot from Manage Worlds and switching the lot type on any building you'd like to purchase as a Residential Rental.

Or, if you don't like any of the premade options, you could always opt to build your own Residential Rental lots, too.

When you own a residential rental property, you can view details of your property in the Owned Businesses tab of your Sim's UI. It's the cash register icon all the way to the right.

Here, you can see each individual unit in your building and the details about each one. If someone already lives there, you can also see info about the family that rents the unit in here as well.

When filling a vacant unit, you can make changes to the lease agreement first before being shown the list of possible tenants on a second screen.

It's always a good idea to make any changes to lease agreements between tenants, lest you encourage a tenant revolt by changing your contracts mid-lease!

On the Fill Vacancy screen, you'll see plenty of information about the property you're trying to rent out, like the unit rating and any rules you've set.

Most important here are the Bed & Baths and Rent Per Day settings, which are what to consider when choosing a tenant for the unit.

Should you encounter the glitch that severely restricts your rent caps on Residential Rental properties, fear not - you're not locked into chump change for rent forever!

To fix this glitch, before buying the property (you'll need to sell it, if you already have), enter the lot from Manage Worlds, briefly change the lot type before changing it back to Residential Rental.

When your Sim then buys the property normally, the rent cap should have been removed through this soft reset - this just cannot be done while the unit is owned.

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All Applicants Have Different Bed Requirements And Rent Caps

When you get tenants in The Sims 4: For Rent, you'll be given a list of all current potential renters on the screen after confirming the lease agreement terms for the individual unit.

This is a list of premade Sims that are not typically available elsewhere in the world.

On this menu, you can see each family applying to live in your unit. This includes how many people are in the family as a whole, and everyone's current life stage as well.

This information may help inform why each family has a required number of beds, which can be changed or reset when you're managing your rentals and reassigning rooms to units.

Additionally, each family also has a rent cap to which they will agree, a maximum amount they're trying to spend. Rent caps are individual to each family and should be kept in mind when choosing a tenant.

Families that match the beds available and rent per day of the unit you're trying to fill will have green checkmarks beside this info to help you find them faster.

Both columns must have this green checkmark before you can confirm the lease agreement - you won't be able to confirm families who don't match both presets.

The best way to keep your tenants happy is to factor in these needs when you fill your units. Families who are either paying too much in rent or who don't have enough beds will become unhappy in time.

Here, simply select the applicant you'd like to move in from this list and then click the checkmark button at the bottom of the menu to confirm your choice.

Your tenant will move in immediately, and their lease agreement begins that day for the predetermined length specified in their contract.

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