All Forum Posts by: Robert M.

I wasn't sure of the laws to be honest. I was wondering about if there was anything I need to do in addition to just filling out the lease and getting the SSID ect... I did think an OFAC check might be necessary, but was at a loss to say what else I needed to do.

Thanks all for the responses. I will see how the background check goes and we can work from there.

Hello All,

I currently have a unit in Pittsburgh for rent and I was recently approached by a couple who have a green card. I never was approached by a non-US Citizen before and I am uncertain of how to approach the situation. The couple actually have State issued ID's with social security numbers. I was thinking from a legal perspective I would need to perform an OFAC check which is automatically done through my background check system(https://www.tenantbackgroundsearch.com). They seem like a nice couple but I am wondering. Is there any recourse if they damage my property and leave the country? Anything else I should consider?

Thanks,

Robert

Hello All,

I have been renting property for several years now, and fortunately for me, I haven't escaped some of the nightmare tenants some have experienced on this site.

However, I wanted to query every bodies knowledge on how they perform Background Check / Credit Checks. When I look for new tenants I always post on a in advertisements that I perform Background Checks & Credit Checks. However, I only perform a background check because I know a website that allows me to look-up Criminal History for free (PA only). I am glad that I perform this section of the process because I have had some scary encounters with "nice folks" with extensive records (drug charges, gun charges, violent crimes ect). The gap that I see is that I do not see records that exist outside of the state of PA.

So my questions are this:

1. What do you use to perform a background check (e.g. agency, website, other)? Do you know of a free service that allows you to see criminal history across multiple states

2. Do you perform Credit Checks? If so, what do you use to perform this type of query. Does this equal a hard query on credit (i.e. hurt somebodies credit rating).

Thanks for your input,

Robert

4 Unit Apartment Building Owner (2008)