Each tenant's social security number 3. Each tenant's current or previous mailing address . We prefer to receive this information via email but will also accept it via fax or mail. The tenant must consent to have their credit checked. The easiest way for this is to have them fill out the rental application on our homepage, goto rental application Have tenant fill out and email the application to you.
Credit checks are as important as landlord references.
A good feeling about an applying tenant says nothing about their ability to pay rent. A credit check will give you a historical record of your prospective tenant's payment history. If they pay bills such as their car payment, credit cards and school loans on time then more then likely they will pay you on time. If they have difficulty paying these bills promptly then it is a good indication they may have trouble paying their rent promptly. We run credit checks on every tenant even if their landlord references are impeccable.