SITE INSPECTION??? To run credit/background/eviction checks?

[Lyndsey Keller]

I'm so noticeably new to this. It's been hammered in my head to screen and check for these things. When it comes time to do it, I thought I'd enter the info, pay the appropriate fees online and be done (yes, I have a signed app giving permission to do these checks). But I have to have a site inspection? Meaning a person is going to come to my home and check for things? Is this for real? Is there another way of doing this? I was hoping to run checks and let the prospective tenant know an answer by today or tomorrow.