| Managing a rental property is no easy task, but | | | | the prospective client. First and foremost it will |
| what makes it even worse is when tenants that | | | | show you their history of payments with their |
| you think are going to pay their rent, keep the | | | | own bills. If you find that they have bad credit |
| property in good condition and adhere to their | | | | history then it shows that they are not reliable in |
| lease decide to do otherwise. This is why it is | | | | their payments. You will also be able to find out |
| absolutely essential to do a tenant credit and | | | | about their criminal records and if they are a |
| background check before you allow anyone to | | | | liability to other tenants or to you as a landlord. |
| move into your rental property. | | | | Finally, you can find out if they have had any |
| It is absolutely legal and permissible to check on | | | | evictions so you know if they have reliable rental |
| your potential tenants. Renting any property | | | | history. |
| brings some risks to you as the owner, so you | | | | Remember that if you do deny a tenant for any |
| need to mitigate your risk before you rack up | | | | reason, you must inform them by writing, and |
| large legal bills and bills related to the condition of | | | | you may under no circumstances share this |
| the property you are renting. To run a check you | | | | information with any third party. By qualifying your |
| must have the prospective renters fill out a rental | | | | prospect renters you can assure yourself that |
| application that clearly states you require their | | | | the tenant you are renting to will be on time with |
| social security number in order to run a tenant | | | | their rental payments, take care of your property |
| credit and background check. | | | | and respect other tenants that live there. |
| This information will show you many things about | | | | |