Tenant Screening?

[Ray Howard]

I have an application from a section 8 potential renter in Dekalb, GA which she has provide me with her SSN and permission to perform a credit check and background check. I didn't realise most sites have the tenant perform the credit report them self.

Is there a FCRA site that will give me nationwide criminal, nationwide eviction, nationwide sex offender, full credit report and letter of acceptance or rejection without the tenant doing anything further? Or at least a credit score if not a full report.

I'm an individual landlord with the home in my name.

[Kyle J.]

Lots of companies will allow you to run the check yourself with no tenant action required, and you'll be able to get the information you seek. However, you are going to have to have an "on site inspection" done first no matter who you go with. There's no way around it if you want full credit reports because it's now mandated by the FCRA.

If you don't want to do that, you'll still be able to get rental "recommendations" from companies (but not the full, detailed credit reports which are much better, in my opinion) - though it may require some action on the part of the tenants.