Putting a system in place to screen tenants right from ur website

[Sean Haardt]

Hello BP community. I will be a first time landlord very soon and am putting my system in place to try and be as efficient as possible with time. Is there a way to have prospective tenants submit an application and background check through something like SmartMove or similar software right from my business' website? Any recommendations on a time-saving system to screen tenants would be appreciated. I have my requirements spelled out like 3x rental income, minimum credit score of 620 and no evictions... but would appreciate any tips on apps or programs or anything you use that works well. 

[David Chwaszczewski]

@Sean Haardt Most companies that do the credit checks have you fill out the information and then potential tenant gets sent an email to fill out.  Some make you pay and some make the tenant pay for the screening.  We used several of them in the past, but now we just use the one that is part of the property management system (RENTEC).  It works well and have no complaints.  They also give you a website and make is simple to manage your listings and tenants.  Also you can setup a merchant account and have your tenants pay online as well as submit maintenance requests.

Good luck and PM me if you have any questions!