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Kyle Brown Looking for a new screening company
27 November 2019 | 5 replies

I use Turbo Tenant for screening tenants, but I do not like their reports, and was wondering if there is another company out there that provides an in depth report for around the same price of $35?

Genesis Guevara Screening International Tenant
9 November 2022 | 2 replies

Hello,Bought my first home and decided to start House Hacking: interviewed with a wonderful lady who is Canadian. How would I go about screening her? I can ask her for pay stubs and employer contact info but she curre...

Chris Bingham What documents do you collect from a tenant when signing a lease?
18 May 2016 | 2 replies

I have collected the signed lease, fees sheet, and the cashiers check for the deposit and first months rent. I do a background/credit check and I verify the employment with the employer verbally, but have not been col...

Stuart Udis Dispelling the 1% Rule
14 January 2024 | 3 replies

Investors share various reasons for how they qualify income producing assets, but from my personal interactions and observation, the 1% rule is raised more than any other reason. In fact, I see the 1% rule relied on m...

Matt Kowske Question on screening/application requirements in Madison WI
21 September 2016 | 6 replies

We're in the process of having to find our first tenant for a vacant apartment. I have read the Ultimate Screening Guide and written a basic set of screening requirements but still have some questions that hoping some...

Pat Saperstein Medium term rentals - Airbnb or FF? Landlord protections?
13 September 2022 | 6 replies

We have just converted our garage to a furnished legal ADU and I have someone who wants to rent it for 2-3 months. I already rent out a 2 bedroom duplex and have had very good longterm tenants for two or three years a...

Nicole Heasley Beitenman How do you verify ID?
4 December 2023 | 11 replies

We just hosted a wonderful tenant from Furnished Finder. She submitted her credit/background check and all payments via Keycheck. I never met her as the key was exchanged via lockbox. But it did occur to me that a tot...

Luke H. Applicant's FICO Score | Average applicants Score
30 December 2016 | 10 replies

Team,What is the average applicants score you require and why?  Do you change this for lower income applicants/ lower income neighborhoods?I'm using an online screening service that says 650 ◄ (Avg. Renter's score)Thanks

Kristen Swan Asking Tenants for further information after being approved. ( I'm the Tenant )
20 January 2025 | 1 reply

Hello everyone!
Date: 01/20/2025
My fiancé and I are moving to a new area and have decided to rent a place. We found a property in a neighborhood we really like that had a "For Rent" sign. We called the number and w...

Shawn Faris Short term lease to a company- who do you screen?
3 January 2019 | 1 reply

I had a company that does large commercial painting contract work contact me in regards to some properties I have listed for rent. They would like to do a 6 month lease on 2 properties that I currently have vacant and...