Finding tennants and screening them

[Cynthia B.]

Hello, 

This is my first newly done rental and it should be soon ready to rent out.

To be honest, I am scared to death of doing something wrong, or missing something vital. 

Does anyone have any experience using avail ?  Is it complicated to use the  background screening or is everything pretty simple ?  And what about creating the lease ?  Is that all that there is really to it , just do the background check and create a lease?

Any advice how to find tenants fast? And what about mid-month start date renting , how is that done?

Some words of experience would be helpful , thanks :)

[Kat Rathell]

Ok, we’re also pretty new (2 years into it), but here goes:

- when you check their employment, go to the source! I can not stress this enough. Don’t call their supervisor listed on the applciation form, call HR directly, via the phone number YOU find based on the business name they provide. They will ask for authorization, you will fax/email signed rental application, ask questions regarding their status (full-time/part-time), salary, position, etc.

We dodged a huge bullet on a prospective tenant by calling HR, turns out they were NEVER employed there.

Same goes for prior landlords - check property records of your city to confirm that the owner is the person listed, or call leasing office directly if it is an apartment complex.