Best website for tenant background check (lease agreement, credit, collect, hear)

[DanW127]

I've tried a few different providers but http://www.myrental.com has been the best to work with by far. It's inexpensive, thorough, and easy to use. I require an application fee for any potential tenant and run every one of them through a full background check.

[freemkt]

Originally Posted by thxbest

Hi,

I'm looking for the best website with best result providing tenant background and credit check.
where you have the best experience with? Thanks!

I'm looking for the best website with best result providing landlord background and credit check.

I rented from a couple where they had a pricey subprime mortgage (they refi'd to pay huge medical bills), a few months later, the guy's health rapidly declined, he died, his disability income disappeared, house was foreclosed, had to move. (Obviously, the mortgage had been delinquent for a long time and I had no idea.)

How can I avoid going through this again?

[oregonwoodsmoke]

Originally Posted by freemkt

.........How can I avoid going through this again?

Buy your own and be diligent about making the payments on time. After you pay, verify that the payment arrived.

There is simply no way to guarantee that any given landlord will not have financial troubles, or get sick, or die. You want stability, then buy. And get a fixed rate mortgage, so your monthly payments don't go up.

[freemkt]

Originally Posted by oregonwoodsmoke

Buy your own and be diligent about making the payments on time. After you pay, verify that the payment arrived.

There is simply no way to guarantee that any given landlord will not have financial troubles, or get sick, or die. You want stability, then buy. And get a fixed rate mortgage, so your monthly payments don't go up.

??? Government does not allow the sale of habitable properties I can afford to buy. Zoning laws (e.g. minimum lot sizes), Urban Growth Boundary, etc get in the way of affordability. What Would Tom McCall Do?

[tommy64]

Originally Posted by thxbest

I also prefer to do my own screening.

The most important things to me regarding screening tenant are:

1-Their Ability to Afford the Rent Payment.

2-Their Willingness to Pay on Time.

3-The Long-Term Outlook for Their Job Stability.

4-Their Cleanliness and House Keeping Skills.

5-Their Aversion to Crime, Drugs, and Other Illegal Activities.

6-The “Stress Quotient” – How Much Stress Will They Cause a Landlord.


For that reason I'm looking for a good affordable online service where I can get the most information what I mentioned above.

What do you suggest which online services do the best by affordable price?

tenantbackgroundsearch.com is good. They have 3 different depths, depending on how much you wanna spend.

And it's easy to use.

[ackmondual]

Originally Posted by freemkt

I'm looking for the best website with best result providing landlord background and credit check.

I rented from a couple where they had a pricey subprime mortgage (they refi'd to pay huge medical bills), a few months later, the guy's health rapidly declined, he died, his disability income disappeared, house was foreclosed, had to move. (Obviously, the mortgage had been delinquent for a long time and I had no idea.)

How can I avoid going through this again?

There should be bank or some other statement to check the status of a mortgage, but I can't recall what it's called.

[Squirl]

This is what I use. Very happy with it. The applicants pay the fee directly.

https://www.mysmartmove.com/

[gabebalanag]

I've used Houserie.com in the past and have had really good success. I'd recommend them.

[magnetron12]

As a landlord of over 20 years I have always Used l2l2l.com as their pricing and service for anyone with 10 units or more is hard to beat.

[hyperlandlord]

what's a good company to do these checks but without requiring the potential tenant to follow directions in their email?