Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Why A Tenant Credit And Background Check Are Needed

By Shirley Johnson


Renting your property to someone you hardly know is very risky. There is the potential for many problems if you rent to people who lack integrity or moral character. This is why a tenant credit and background check are needed.

Renting to strangers is a risk property owners take when it comes to renting out their properties. You may have a potential renter fill out an application and provide you with proof a job income but there are still risks. This is why you want to check their creditworthiness as well during this process. A credit check will let you know how responsible your potential renter is when it comes to paying their bills and whether they pay their rent on time.

While they may have the money to pay the rent, you want information on not only their ability to pay but do they pay their bills on time or do they pay them at all. Are there prior evictions on their credit report, or do they have any bankruptcies or repossessions on their record? This information will give you some idea of whether or not your potential renter is financially responsible and will pay their rent on time every time.

By doing this screening, it will give you some idea of what type of potential tenant they will be and help you to make a more informed decision during the application process. While a credit report is not always a good judge of character it will let you know about potential problems they have financially whether they were at fault or not. You must make the final decision based on the information available to you and any explanations provided by the potential renter.

A background check will give you some idea about a person's legal history and whether or not they have been in trouble with the law. This check will let you know if they have a criminal background or other adverse legal histories such as an arrest record or convictions. This general report will give you some idea of the nature of the potential renter.

If they have not had any legal troubles or have a clear background this will give you some basis as to their character and general makeup as a person. It does not mean, however, that there is not a potential for a problem to occur, it just tells you whether the person has had trouble in their past with the law or not.

There is always a risk in renting your property to strangers. You won't know how things will work out until you have rented to them. Performing the necessary checks will give you an advantage as a property owner in making the best possible decisions regarding potential renters and only selecting the best people to rent your property to.

Screening potential rental applicants can be overwhelming and stressful. This is why it may be necessary to hire a property management company to do this task for you, saving you the time and stress of doing it yourself. There are property management companies with experts in the field waiting to serve you.




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