Eric Fernando
Background and criminal check and credit report
I will be closing on my first two family house so I am relatively new in the land lording business. I will be living in one unit and looking out for my first tenant. The house is in NJ.I would need to do the backgrou...
Charlie Gruber
Background/Credit check for non US citizen
I have a perspective tenant from the U.K. Since he doesn’t have a SS# can I run a background/credit report on him? Thanks.
-Charlie
Donald S.
Background check and sec deposit for garage?
hi everyone,
I need to know if I should bother with background checks and security deposits fur a garage rental? it's going to be rented to a non tenant, used for storage. I know I'd always run backgrounds fit tenan...
Denise Evans
Tenant Background Checks and Fair Housing Violations
HUD recently announced that relying on arrests (without convictions) for tenant screening violates the Fair Housing laws. Also, relying on convictions as an automatic disqualifier violates the Fair Housing laws. Scree...
Mallory Barger
Background/credit checks for non-US Citizens
Hello!
I have a couple that is applying to rent my house and they are non-US Citizens. They are here with a work visa and employed at a local business here in town. Their sponsor is their employer and they have been...
Aaron Dranoff
Starting fresh at 23 with no background
Hey Everyone,
I'm starting out super fresh, I wanted to introduce myself right away so I don't get caught up going down the wrong rabbit holes. I'm not an investor yet, but I want to be working on my first deal by th...
Malik R.
How to combine multiple-adults' background checks
With multiple adults in a household, each person applies with their background check run individually and some screening companies provide a general assessment of whether a person has a high probability of success as ...
Pragya Singh
Background check for non computer savvy tenant
Hello, Is there a website for criminal/eviction check for the landlord to use? I have some tenants who are age 55+ and are not really computer savvy. Is there a website where I can go and enter all their info and pay ...
Joshua Edwards
$20 Background and Credit Check Fee Question
My understanding of the recent change to the law in NY is that a landlord can only charge a max of $20 for a background and/or credit check. We would like to start using Cozy or Zillow Rental Manager for our rentals t...
Tyler Dent
Background screening of commercial property client-tenants
I am interested in doing personal background screen of the client-tenants of some small commercial properties, <5000 sp ft, and I am wondering what the general consensus about it is.Is it worth my time and money to...