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Stephen Quesinberry First Buy & Hold using BRRR Strategy in DFW!
11 February 2022 | 116 replies
During the phone screen after I find out the standard questions I'll say "I'm very good and do a very thorough reference check as well as credit and criminal checks so is there anything you need to tell me about?"
Taylor Beal AppFolio Screening Tool & Suggestions
18 June 2018 | 1 reply
Just recently, we had a tenant where a criminal record was missed.
Tyler Dent Background screening of commercial property client-tenants
6 June 2019 | 0 replies
Complete with credit, criminal and eviction history along with some work history and an income to rent ratio of the client. 
Anna Buffkin Receiving credit card payments for rent
26 April 2019 | 11 replies
I refuse to believe a large segment of the rental market will resort to criminal activity in the course of paying rent.  
Nathan Smith I got a deal what now??
26 April 2019 | 30 replies
Fails to tell the homeowner that they are actively marketing the property for market value and that the investor or real estate broker plans to assign their rights in their contract with the homeowner to another investor/buyer.Fails to tell the homeowner that they intend to make a profit by accomplishing an assignment of the contract.Fails to tell the homeowner when the contract is assigned to a different investor/buyer.Investigated Case ExampleBelow is an example of a case that we investigated where the broker involved in the deal was referred criminally and her real estate license was revoked.The victim had the misfortune of being on her front porch when an “investor” and his real estate partner approached her and told her they used to live in the neighborhood and wanted to move back.They figured out her weaknesses and used them against her.After “working” on her for a few days, the investor and real estate agent had a meeting with her that lasted hours.
Account Closed Finding Decent Tenants in Trenton, NJ
8 December 2018 | 3 replies
Most won't get to that point and the ones that do have criminal records and bad credit.
Jennifer Jackson Potential tenant has bad credit and a DWI
27 June 2019 | 58 replies
Most landlords do not put a lot of value on these types of criminal records because they're not violent crimes.
Edward Kuk Pre-screening criteria - are mine realistic? (Chicago, IL)
8 August 2019 | 6 replies
Criteria list:Standard stuff - no eviction, criminal history, etc.No petsCredit score about 700+Stable job with 3x gross incomeNo smokerAm I shrinking my market too far or is this absolutely reasonable.
Jeffrey Mata Best strategies for attracting and screening tenants ?
5 August 2019 | 7 replies
For screening, I would focus more on Credit score, rental history and criminal history. 
Frank DeMuro How are you collecting rent right now?
12 August 2019 | 10 replies
I use their screening service to screen potential tenants and their reports are thorough including credit, income identification, criminal record and rental history.