Ben Smith
Tenant Screening Services
Which tenant screening service do you use? Why do you prefer this service?
Jem J.
THE Credit Report! ...for self management.
Hello BP! Anyone here who can give me the " how to" of credit report checks for prospective tenants? I am finally doing this on my own to avoid the high cost agent's fee. I have interested applicants for my June open...
George P.
Application is in hand
Once you have an application(s), in what order do you do the screening (i.e. 1) credit, 2) eviction, 3) references etc)
I figured if done in certain order, some reports won't have to be run cause the applicant won't ...
Darius Howell
Bought my first rental property
Hi everyone, I closed on my first rental property today. Looking forward to building my portfolio but right now I wanted to know is there anything I need to know about how to screen prospect tenants. Any advice would ...
Mike Richards
Background check without written approval?
Newbie to rental business. I used one of the services for the application, credit report and background checks. It seems there are some holes in the information. Can I search the applicant's name in public records (c...
Cristie Bryan
Approving applicants based on income
I am a new landlord with my first application. I use an online service that does background checks and credit checks with a fee. Two people applied, 24 hours apart. I like both applicants.Applicant #2 has double the m...
Ryan Davis
Do you make money on rental applications?
I am in the process of renovating my first rental unit. I am house hacking on a duplex and almost have the other side ready to rent! I hope to have it move in ready by the first of December. So here's my question for ...
Albert Hepp
SmartMove and Social Security Verification
I just used SmartMove for the first time and it was great except for one big problem. It is likely the last time I use it.
I like that in the application phase a prospective tenant doesn't have to give me all their ...
Ryan L.
Do you guys use BP Smart Move for tenant screening?
Hey guys,
Do you use biggerpockets.smartmove.com for your tenant screening? If so, how do you like it compared to others? If not, why not and who do you use? I used it for my prop and it seemed to work really well. W...
Ned Marz
Screening tenants in NY - question about what is allowed and feedback on prescreen Qs
Hey all,
Recently bought a 3family in my home state of NY and am choosing to do most of the management on my own to cut my teeth and learn what I don't know before I outsource it in the future. I am working with an...