Tenant Screening

We’re about to rent out the 1BR apartment in our 2-family house. Can anyone recommend a good online tenant screening service? There are so many it’s hard to know which are thorough and which aren’t. Most important, we want to run credit, and nationwide criminal and eviction checks. TransUnion has a service called SmartMove, but it doesn’t seem to include eviction checks.

JMT

in Landlord 13 years and 5 months ago

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darrenjones | 10 years and 8 months ago

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I have used Houserie. I got the report back quickly and it was easy to read and understand. I would recommend them to anyone.

pellegrinomurray | 11 years and 8 months ago

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Conducting a tenant check on a potential tenant is vital to confirm that the information provided to you is completely accurate and correct, which can reduce the risk in renting your property. In most cases when tenant checks are completed you will not find any discrepancies, but when you do find a tenant who has something to hide, you will be glad you checked and that you possessed all the facts to help you make a good decision.[](http://www.theinvfirm.com/security_consulting.html “security service”)

kesh44 | 11 years and 9 months ago

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Hey guys, Hi there I am roshell who had similar worries as of you guys having when finding a good Tenant screening service, But now everything is in place. Hiring a trustworthy and accurate company for rendering these services is very difficult. This one worked for me check out if this suits your needs as well [tenant screening](http://www.starpointtenantscreening.com/) i suggest this for you. Thanks.

brunny | 13 years and 1 month ago

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Honestly, my property management software does tenant risk assessment and resident screening as a handy side-feature. You may want to look into this kind of solution – if you’ve got a decent amount of prospects to screen: http://www.realpage.com/tenant-screening/resident-screening/resident-screening

florentine22 | 13 years and 5 months ago

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I use MyScreeningReport.com It gives you an eviction search and an option for rental and employment verifications that other services do not. No certification, set-up or site inspection. You can start using it right now.

CMPXCHG | 13 years and 5 months ago

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I use smartmove @ www.mysmartmove.com.

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I use a service called Tenant Verification Services. They offer a variety of Reports. Make sure your prospective tenants sign an authorization for you to perform a credit check. tenantverification.com

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I use Tenant Screnning Center Inc    tel : 707-578-5533   email info@tsci.com