When people hear the words “background check,” they often think of a computer churning out a neat little report in which everything someone ever did is contained. Unfortunately, in real life, background checks are not always so simple or so comprehensive, and many things “slip through the cracks” of general background criminal reporting. In order to understand why this is so, …
Red Flag Search
Have you ever run a background check on a potential tenant only to find out that the person you searched for is not really the individual renting the unit? Identity fraud and theft are rampant in today's society, and landlords must be doubly careful to ensure that they have the right information on the right individuals renting from them to avoid problems with non-payment, …
Using an Eviction Search
With more and more renters entering the market, individual landlords are finding they can’t just rely on the word a prospective renter gives them. Because of this growing trend, landlords must be prepared to run a comprehensive tenant screening report. Every tenant screening report should include an eviction history search. If a tenant has been evicted or forcibly removed from …