At what point in the application process do you ask an applicant to submit a background and/or credit check? Is it in conjunction with the rental application? Or is it after you've reviewed the application, checked re...

I recently had a rental applicant who had credit history going back at least five years. There were 18 items in collection, none current. But the Transunion report didn't give a FICO score--it said there wasn't enough...

I have a young couple that wants to rent an apartment from me. They have told me that they have no real credit history because of their age. I have asked one of their parents to co-sign with them. My question is, s...

Few interesting situations with prospective tenants:We have a nice lady who is coming to see our rental property. However she is Canadian citizen and I wonder how would we do credit check for her? She is in a manageri...

I have several scheduled viewings for a vacancy. 2 potential tenants, a couple that will be living together has submitted application without yet seeing the available unit. One of the potential tenants meets all quali...

Would you do a tenant screening that just includes credit report, but not criminal background?  Was looking a big 3 credit bureau that offers this (credit check but no criminal background).

I will be renting out my home for the first time and have done enough research to know that I should be running a full set of background/financial checks on applicants to make sure they're qualified tenants.  The full...

Hi all -  pardon the dupe from the Screening section if you already saw this.  Do you have recommendations for a free or low cost credit history report that I can request of tenants? Are services like creditkarma com...

Hi all,I am a property manager in Houston and I have received an application from a family that have been transferred to the US and I am dealing with a relocation company.Since they just arrived and they don't have so...

This is a brief synopsis of today's Credit Industry Changes Workshop ...The changes in the credit industry discussed at the workshop today went into effect on June 1st - my mistake: I thought they were coming on July ...