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Jehan Jaleel Which breed of tenant screening sofware should I use?
31 July 2017 | 3 replies

Hi,Newbie Landlord here, looking to rent my first property. Can't decide which type of tenant screening software to use. I see some of them (like TurboTenant) put the ball completely in the tenant's court, the tenant ...

Jacob Zivanovich Can I Just Use Any Rental Application? Next Steps?
24 July 2024 | 6 replies

Hey there,As the title indicates, where do I get a rental application? Can I just lookup one online? Or do I have to use an application from a company that does background checks?After the tenant fills this out, do I ...

Nick Ferrari Transunionn Smart Move feedback
21 August 2017 | 12 replies

Hey everyone,Anyone ever use this service SmartMove by Transunion?  They are offering $35 to run a credit, criminal background, eviction report as well as some other services.  Almost sounds good to be true.  Anyone u...

Katie Patton Recent Experience with Nomad Lease
18 July 2024 | 6 replies

Does anyone have recent experience using Nomad lease for property management? The post I found was a few years old. The property damage protection is appealing and the 4% monthly isn’t bad. Im curious if they are dece...

Bryan Clement Background Checks...... Uh, how do I do this
13 December 2019 | 21 replies

Hello everyone, rather new to tenant placing. I was wondering what services you all use to do background checks on a tenant? There are several out there and I want to make sure I use a service that is legitimate. Any ...

Andy W. Choosing a screening provider: SmartMove vs. Cozy vs. ?
2 January 2019 | 33 replies

I want to run background & credit checks on potential tenants, and I'm trying to choose between Transunion's SmartMove vs. Cozy's Tenant Screening.I expect many here are partial to SM as they appear to have been a...

Allende Hernandez Is it legal (or a good idea whatsoever) to reimburse screening fees?
11 January 2025 | 9 replies

Hello fellow landlords,The properties in question are in a market that although it is not cheap, it draws lots of money-cautious tenants. I am foreseeing a bit of a push back or even turned-off potentially decent tena...

Sunil Kumar Renting to a prospective tenant with a large service dog
18 September 2017 | 4 replies

A prospective tenant has a 60 lb. Service dog. I do allow tenants in my 15-plex to have a small pet (less that 15 lbs). The applicant is disabled and has provided me a doctors letter and the documentary proof of her d...

Korey Moore Processing Applications For Rentals
22 December 2015 | 9 replies

Hello,I'm currently renting out a unit in Utah. I've been using a Private Investigator for checking backgrounds and other things. I now am doig this stuff myself and am wondering, how do I do a credit report on my own...