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29 May 2006 | 16 replies
I have:Put the word out to bird dogsPassed out about 100 cards in the last weekmailed to NODS, lis pends, ectmass mailed letters and postcards to : BK's, Divorces, Obits, Forclosures, Judgments, Criminal arrest over 5000, City noticesI have selected certian areas and mailed everyone in the zip area.
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5 February 2018 | 5 replies
Setting aside for the moment any criminal or landlord registry checks, I'm curious to see what type of credit checks y'all use and how well they work for you.
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13 September 2007 | 11 replies
For example, I have one tenant in a 2 bedroom apt who pays just $90 while Section 8 makes up the rest of the $925, and another tenant in another 2 bedroom who pays more at $175, evidently because he makes more money.With regard to screening, Section 8 does not allow anyone here in California to receive housing assistance if they have any kind of a criminal background.
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14 August 2006 | 4 replies
I also want to thank anyone and everything that has brought this world to me..as a HS drop out, no college education, and with a past criminal record (Stupidity), I have to say that I am proud of what I do now and that IF I CAN DO IT, ANYONE CAN!!!
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16 May 2012 | 16 replies
I ran TransUnion Credit and Criminal Background for $25.
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26 November 2006 | 23 replies
I have never heard of an arrest around any failures to disclose of this type since it is a civil matter and not a criminal.
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8 May 2007 | 7 replies
I understand that we can still get criminal, eviction and courthouse checks.
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3 December 2008 | 15 replies
Not to mention, that it's probably a criminal action depending on state law, too.No, there are other- legal ways to fix and boost your credit scores.
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8 February 2007 | 3 replies
I use them to run credit and criminal check.
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23 February 2007 | 8 replies
With low income rentals like yours, it is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY to do a criminal background check.Good Luck,Mike