Online Free Application

[David Moore]

I need some help from the bright minds on this board.  I have vacancies infrequently (thank you, Jesus), but I have one now.  I'm using FB Mktplace and getting huge demand for my rental unit.  Paper applications are outdated, but I do have a section I can have them sign as a release on paper, so I can call their employers, current landlord, etc.  I need a free or cheap online application, where they fill it out and I can get the details.  Any ideas on where I can one that is dummy proof?  I'd even pay a small fee for this.

I don't charge for applications.  A real estate attorney I know says I can choose who I want (he is a pro bono tenant advocate....I trust this guy) if I charge no application fee.  So I'm paying the freight.  Any ideas?

And please, non Minnesota posters....it really is different here.  No warning needed.  Not my first rodeo.

[Tim Swierczek]

@David Moore I'm not clear.  Are you looking for an online form?  or a rental application?  I use rentapplication.net and I do make the tenants pay, but there is an option for you to pay.  You can choose credit only or credit plus criminal & rental history.  It's a bit higher than normal if you choose both, so if you do the criminal and rental checks you could get away with credit only for $20 which I think is typical.  There are two other convenient options cozy.co and mysmartmove.com (Transunion owned web site).  I prefer rentapplication.net because I can customize the application and I can require specific documents be uploaded.  I use this to make them upload a DL, paystub, and bank statement.  I also ask other questions that cozy & mysmart move do not ask.

if you want something that just is a form and gets their permission Wufoo.com is free form creator that will send the form answers to your email. You will get a generic link and you can then use bit.ly or something similar to customize it.