What Questions do you ask when calling employers/landlords?

[Angie W.]

I have what looks to be very good potential renters. They have no evictions or judgments of any kind and on the application state that their income is more than enough to handle the rent and all other expenses.

Now I am to the point in the verification process where I need to call to verify employment and rental history. I plan on asking for current pay stubs in addition to calling to verify.

Does anyone have a standard set of questions they ask to verify the information provided on the application or orally?

I was thinking of something like this:

Is this person employed here?

How long have they been employed by your company?

Can you verify the income they have listed?

Landlords:

Were they tenants?

When did they occupy the property?

Did they pay on time?

Was there any problems?

Any advice from more seasoned landlords would be greatly appreciated.