I use rentalapplication.net, then Transunion Smart move for criminal/credit background check. 2) Rent Collection - I give the option of collecting rent via Chase QP, Venmo, Paypal, or Cozy.co.

Other examples include: smoking, credit score range, criminal history, eviction history, references.4.

He has a criminal history (from 10 years ago) and says his credit is not good, but is trying to rebuild it to buy a house in a couple of years.

If you are using a property management company make sure to tell what kind of tenant you want (FICO, income to rent ratio, section 8[I don't recommend],prior evictions, criminal history[sex offenders], marijuana on property)If your unit is a studio or 1 bedroom you can a lot more money wit Airbnb, most markets now have Airbnb property management that handles all turn-over things such as cleaning, dealing with guest, we use and August Smart lock that sincs with Airbnb so you can see on when they come and leave plus a security camera outside the unit to make sure there is no extra people or a party going at my unit so far we are making more than double from what we use to make on it with a regular tenant.

d.Explain that I’ll be running a criminal background check and a credit check on all applicants, and asked if they had anything related to credit or crime they thought I should know (e.g., foreclosure, felony, garnished wages)e.Do they have any questions for me?

In addition to credit/criminal background checks, we research the applicants on social media and in local court case record databases.

Technically, I was a homeless person at that point because I lacked a permanent address.The apartment manager also performed credit and criminal background checks and now requires renters insurance with at least $100,000 of liability coverage.

We will screen our tenants to avoid anyone with a criminal history, we will verify employment and will ask for previous landlord contact info.100% of the rent after expenses will go directly into an account to build up an emergency fund and save for our next purchase.The payment on this house is so low that we can afford to pay it with the income from our salaried jobs. 

Make sure you've screened them thoroughly (i.e. credit, criminal and eviction screening report) and if anything concerning appears on the report don't ignore it!

I would also consider their driving record and any other criminal activity.