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6 June 2016 | 4 replies
Their interface is clunky at best but they do the full credit, eviction, and criminal check and you can have the applicant pay for it directly rather than pulling a fee and paying yourself.Cozy.co also provides a screening service, but unless they have updated it they were missing one of the big 3 checks last I looked.
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20 June 2016 | 3 replies
Your best bet is to use the public records available today to landlords which include credit reports, criminal convictions, and eviction history.
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21 June 2016 | 4 replies
From a regulatory aspect you have risks of criminal activities and large fines and jail is real.
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16 February 2016 | 5 replies
Credit scores aren't a deal breaker for me, but a prior eviction or a criminal record would be.
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18 February 2016 | 17 replies
What if she decides to add a roommate that is a criminal?
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19 September 2016 | 30 replies
We are doing criminal history checks on hard money lenders and contractors.
13 September 2015 | 13 replies
When you're screening your tenants, do a thorough background check, including criminal and credit history.
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18 July 2014 | 18 replies
Do you or have you ever accepted a tenant with a previous criminal history or do you automatically move on the the next application?
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9 March 2016 | 4 replies
Do not take offense, but REI IS NOT a game.
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6 February 2016 | 3 replies
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?