All Forum Posts by: Jessica Schonter

This is absolutely amazing advice! Just not sure we are able to now go back to all of your great suggestions. I will be saving this information for sure thank you all for taking time out of your day to help a newbie out!

@james wise so them paying the fee to Zillow is something they are choosing to do and I am not liable for the coat to them? Should I reword my post to specify they are paying Zillow for the credit check and background check not me? Also should this be considered a two step process one being the application and then continuing on to the next step of the screening of submitting a credit check and background report? Sorry my husband and a crazy idea to be a Landlord and I am dealing with all the small details this is my first time.

We are in OH. 

The fee they have paid was through Zillow and the third party site they use to generate a credit report and background check through their application process. Now to me I feel like this is the applicatan taking a risk on their end. However my discription of the rental property does not mention anything about a non refundable fee for the application process

So we are in the process of finding a tenant I have one in mind and told her all I needed to do was verify her income. Someone else has reached out that may have a better potential is it ok to scream that person as well? Or am I already committed to the first applicant. Nothing has been signed just verbally through text and email.