Here are a few for you:Pros- Online account access- Online payments- Prompt responses to e-mails and voicemails- Good criminal background and credit checks- Actually calling past landlords, employers, etc.Cons- Charging a credit card processing fee- Lack of advertising (e.g. only posting the rental on the company website)- Lack of communication during vacancies (e.g. not providing me with updates on repairs, tenants applications, etc.)- Only using in-house maintenance (e.g. if your one guy can't get to something for a couple weeks then hire a contractor)

The basic package includes eviction history, previous address history, and criminal background check, so you'll have to get a credit report from elsewhere.

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Run a credit/criminal to ensure you're not adding a problem.

Appraisers are criminals and frauds IMO.

Had renters actually had to pay for their own consumption, they would really think twice about keeping the window open during freezing winters and adjusting their thermostat.Many have a sense that if the Landlord is paying for a service, it's ok to waste it.Another issue not really addressed in the article is that rent regulated apts include tenant protections even when the tenant had done something criminal.

They already gave you their social security number, birth date, income, kids' names, criminal background check authorization, etc... and they think a quick head-poke inside the front door is intrusive? 

Some of the things I want to know are:Can I refuse someone with a criminal record from living in my home?

At a minimum, you need to verify their identity and their criminal record.I generally combine their income to meet my standard of 3x the rent but if there are three or more unrelated people renting together than I require each individual to make a minimum 2x the rent.

. - Your rental history via any identifiable prior Landlords - Credit reports via a third-party Consumer Reporting Agency - Public records regarding criminal conviction history or registration as a sex offender - Personal references. - Verification of employment and/or income (or rental subsidy) amounts. - Public records regarding civil court records. - Any other information provided by the applicant (such as anticipated length of tenancy, tenancy commencement date, etc.). - Any offers or proposals you may choose to make to us (additional rent or deposit funds, extended lease term, guarantors or co-signers, etc.).