In court a renter,buyer has a (right to their own inquiry).

You should get data-backed answers in a timely manner - the way a company handles that type of inquiry will tell you a lot about their client service.Good luck!

A hard inquiry can reduce your score by by 2 points. 

I've had very bad experiences with Wells Fargo that have cost me both earnest money and credit points in the form of inquiries because of their incompetence. 

I could use the 20% as a down payment, but I have quite a few inquiries on my report.

Could I give the same pre-qual info to both companies to avoid 2 credit inquiries, or must they each run an inquiry, therefore dinging me twice? 

Lastly, what you are thinking of doing is often referred to as a reverse inquiry, where an investor attempts to purchase a loan through the front door of the servicer as opposed to the note being offered for sale in the market by the holder.  

In our case we sent inquiries to people in our area with similar sized homes and amenities and they were very forth coming with occupancy rates, time commitments and wear and tear questions.  

Hi @Lisa Ru the reason for most companies having the tenant fill out the information is that this results in a "soft" inquiry instead of a "hard" inquiry that can affect the credit score.  

He calmly drove back to his company office 25 miles away .Meanwhile I had sent him an email the night before, asking if he even had one call or inquiry yet from a tenant prospect??