| We are often asked the question about what | | | | determine to have a higher than average |
| information should prospective tenants provide | | | | propensity to defraud you, abuse your property |
| the landlord in a rental application before ordering | | | | or engage in future criminal behavior. In order to |
| a tenant screening report. This is very important | | | | do this, you will need to have independent |
| because you want to gain as much information | | | | verification for this person's background history. |
| from your rental applicant as possible because | | | | There are a number of ways you can accomplish |
| with this information you will want to conduct an | | | | this but none more thorough or comprehensive |
| investigation into their background history by | | | | than to obtain a tenant screening report from a |
| ordering a tenant screening report. The | | | | professional background reporting agency who |
| information that your prospective tenant offers | | | | can access nationwide databases. It is technically |
| you will play a very important role in helping you | | | | possible to do this on your own, but to generate |
| decide if you are dealing with an honest and | | | | a report that a professional service can provide |
| trustworthy person who is capable of paying their | | | | you is well worth the very small investment. It |
| bills. | | | | could potentially take you months of research |
| The most important items you want to get is a | | | | without the aid of a professional to gather all of |
| valid social security number, date of birth, and all | | | | the information you are looking for amongst |
| of their past addresses over at least the past 5 | | | | literally thousands of different sources of data |
| years including a current or most recent address. | | | | nationwide. |
| Additionally, you want to ask for banking and | | | | The problem is that most landlords do not order |
| credit references and you will want to know if | | | | tenant screening reports and this is the number |
| they have any open collection accounts, court | | | | one reason why the court system is overflowing |
| judgments or criminal history. You want to learn | | | | with too many landlord/tenant disputes. It is |
| about employment history as well as at least 3 | | | | absolutely foolish not to order a tenant screening |
| personal references. Certainly, a good rental | | | | report on every single person that you are |
| application will ask all of the above questions and | | | | considering as an occupant of your valuable |
| more. Once you have had your prospective | | | | property. By conducting a good tenant screening |
| tenant complete your application and provide you | | | | and working with a reputable tenant screening |
| with this information, you are now ready to order | | | | service, you can improve your odds of success in |
| a tenant screening report. | | | | finding good tenants tremendously. |
| The mission is to weed out any applicant that you | | | | |