Guide For Screening Tenants

[Kevin Piwowarski]

I am looking to getting my first House Hack soon and I see everyone saying how important screening tenants is. 

What sources or websites do you use to screen your applicants for criminal history and credit history? 

[Katie Phillips]

I personally use Rent Prep. They have a bunch of forms you can download, and I believe some are still free. They also offer background checks/credit checks and its all saved to your rent prep profile which makes it easy to organize. 

I also suggest meeting them in person and talking to them on the phone prior to inviting them over. I have made that mistake and had some people come over that I would have preferred they not know where I live haha 

Get a list of questions together and try to ask the prospective tenant before asking them to meet. Reach out if you have more questions! I can give you my list. Good luck!