Sometimes you’ll have two or more strong candidates for a tenancy. When this happens, you should use your tenant reference checks to help you make your decision. If you get these done professionally, you’ll get information such as the potential tenants’ credit status, employers’ references, and landlord references.
If one candidate has had problems in the past paying rent or hasn’t kept a previous property in good condition, you will probably want to rule them out. If there are no problems highlighted by tenant referencing, then think hard about which of the candidates’ lifestyles you think would be most suited to your property and that you’re most likely to have a good relationship with.