Calling references - online tenant screeners?

[Matthew Trotter]

I would absolutely LOVE an online tenant screener where tenants can apply online, and I get a report within 48 hours.

In doing my research, I have only been able to find just one company that does a complete tenant screening:

• Criminal history
• Credit report
• Eviction history
• Residential history
• Employment history
• Calling and verifying references for residential and employment history for past 2 years

And that company is the National Tenant Network, NTN, at ntnonline.com. That's awesome! NTN charges $50 per application (not bad) for all of this, which I can charge to tenants. All the other companies I've researched (cozy, mysmartmove, myrental, e-renter, etc.) only do some part of the process.

HOWEVER, the applicant has to fill out a paper application, submit it to me, and I have to fax it in (or scan/email it to them).

Does anyone know a way around the paper application? It would save sooo much time and frustration to do it all online.

[Dale Stevens]

I have been playing with Cozy.co where you can screen a tenant and they can even collect the rent.