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This tenant screening tutorial is
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can screen tenants 24 hours a day
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Step one ask the right questions.
Collecting all of the important
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information the first time around will
eliminate unnecessary delays and
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aggravation when screening your
prospective tenants and will also
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provide you the insight to pick the best
prospects. It is important to never enter
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into a rental agreement without getting
the answers you deserve so here are the
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most essential questions that should
accompany every rental application
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what is the name current address date of
birth and social security number of all
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prospective adult applicants and
occupants this information is vital to
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drafting a lease and obtaining reliable
consumer reports discussed later in this
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video and should be corroborated by
viewing each person's photo ID never
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accept a photocopied ID always
physically inspect each person's
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identification for authenticity have you
ever been evicted if so where when and
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why this question is not just a great
tool for pre-screening but also serves
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as an opportunity for honest adult
applicants to make themselves known if
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an applicant admits yes and provides a
reasonable explanation that person's
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integrity speaks volumes and you may
still want to keep them in serious
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consideration have you ever been
convicted of a crime if so where when
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and why please explain all offenses a
criminal record is nothing to take
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lightly and unless you ask for an
explanation of all offenses you may get
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a misleading or evasive answer
it's important to note each adult
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occupant even if he or she is not
signing the lease should have to answer
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this question
do you own any pets or animals if so
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please list all breeds and weights
having a list of every pet allows you to
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consider the risks associated with each
individual breed of animal you should
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never accept any pet or animal unless
you understand its potential for
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property damage and for bodily injury
for obvious personal and legal reasons
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step two
order a credit report and eviction
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search there is no better way for a
landlord to evaluate a tenants ability
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to satisfy a lease agreement than with a
personal credit report and eviction
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search a credit report contains a
detailed historical record of financial
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obligations that can be used to assess
the risk of a future payment default
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services such as a mare usa.com offer
landlords access to a tenants credit
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report and eviction record and they will
even help you interpret the results at
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no additional cost step 3 order a
criminal background check a criminal
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record can be used to determine whether
or not you are housing a potential
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threat to yourself your property and
your community fortunately you get to
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decide which offenses are acceptable and
which ones are not
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remember to check out all adult
occupants
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just because a resident isn't on the
lease doesn't mean he or she can't cause
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harm or trouble services such as a mere
usa.com can also conduct a criminal
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background check for each adult
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step four call employers and landlords
if necessary verifications and
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references may not be necessary when
unbiased data sources such as credit
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reports eviction searches and criminal
records are in good order and clear the
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higher the credit rating the lower the
risk for default it's the blemishes that
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should cause you concern if you're
considering a person with bad credit
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then verifying employment and prior
rental history could be helpful just be
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vigilant about each source
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step 5 don't be fooled by the
presentation it is important to be
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consistent when screening every
applicant and not to waive standard
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practices and procedures based solely on
a person's appearance or large amounts
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of cash sometimes the best-dressed and
cleanest looking tenants have the
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dirtiest records and those with cash may
not want to reveal how their magic trick
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