Additionally, a background check purchased through Cozy will provide results on these points as well: Personal Information, SSN Verification, Sex Offender Search, Terrorist Watchlist Search, National Criminal Search, and County Criminal Search.

Before you start marketing your property, write out a clear list of qualifications (income, credit, criminal, evictions, etc).

I would also suggest making sure that the criminal background check comes back clean, since the screening recommendation states that it is only based on credit.

Failure to comply is a criminal offense of a Class B Misdemeanor.

We typically like to meet your pets at some point in the process, too.Our tenants’ safety and the peaceful enjoyment of their home is important to us, so we do a credit/criminal background check on all applicants aged 18+.

Devil's Advocate: Just being indicted doesn't make you guilty, even with a criminal background. 

For me that includes: criminal history, eviction history, credit score including payment history, types of debt, amount of debt, etc.I mention the free credit report as an option they can pursue before applying if they are uncomfortable with, or don't know their credit score.

., in case of criminal misconduct, fraud, or similar situations.

Also checking their criminal background is also a vital step.

In the ad it's self I would just simply say that "we do an in-depth criminal and reference check (must have good references!)."