Feedback about rental application

[Carrie Hallensleben]

Hello fellow BPers, 

We are ready to market our second investment property and wanted to make sure we updated our application form. I've made some changes but wondered if there was anything else I should ask in an application. I'm pasting it in below. We live in MO if that makes a difference.

Thanks!! Carrie

Rental Application

$20 Non-refundable application fee for each adult 18 or older – Plus you submit to an online credit report through www.experian.com ($14.95 fee) and provide last three pay stubs

Applicant Information
Name:
Date of birth:	SSN:	Phone:
Current address:
City:	State:	ZIP Code:
Own Rent (Please circle)	Monthly payment or rent:	How long?
Landlord Contact:
Previous address:
City:	State:	ZIP Code:
Owned Rented (Please circle)	Monthly payment or rent:	How long?
Landlord Contact:
Employment Information
Current employer:
Employer address:	How long?
Phone:	E-mail:	Fax:
City:	State:	ZIP Code:
Position:	Hourly Salary (Please circle)	Annual income:
Supervisor Contact:
Emergency Contact
Name of a person not residing with you:
Address:
City:	State:	ZIP Code:	Phone:
Relationship:
Additional Residents Information (Dependents)
Name:
Date of birth:
Relationship to you:
Name:
Date of birth:
Relationship to you:
All Residents Over 18 Must Submit Individual Applications

[Ursula B.]

@Carrie Hallensleben Do you have any automatic disqualifiers?  Those questions really help us with screening applications.  For example, prior evictions and felony convictions are automatic disqualifiers for us.  So we ask about them on the application.  If they check yes to either question, the screening process stops there.  Another good one to ask about is pets (number, type, size).  If you have a no-pet policy and someone lists 4 cats, you can move on without further screening.

Also good to get an email address for all applicants - that's how we communicate our decisions in addition to snail mail.