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People waiting for weekend.😀

How long is current hiring freeze for?
"$20k in savings" seem to be the new FB humble brag
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There's 100 different softwares that will do it. I use landlord studio which passes a $40 cost on to the applicant and does a pretty standard background check.
I'd just pick your fav and use it. No need to reinvent the wheel.
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I use MySmartMove, which is a product from Transunion, which is one of the major credit bureau’s. You initiate the background check, then the prospective tenant will fill out the info and pay for it. I credit that fee towards the first month of rent so it doesn’t feel like I’m just taking money from them. I also try to only make 1 or 2 applicants apply since there is a fee associated with it.
I’d ask for last 2 paystubs (to verify income) and a reference from their current landlord. This is pretty consistent with what an apartment would ask for.
Second the current landlord reference
Don’t rent to people with green text 😀
Innago is fantastic and is free for landlords. You can use that for official applications plus all other aspects of managing the rental.
I listed my rental on facebook which meant I got a lot of inquiries. I created a google form containing the basic requirements I put in the listing like credit score, minimum income, move in date. Requiring a pre-screener before showing the house weeded out a lot of people as many didn’t do it. Others were weeded out for not reading the posting, i.e. on the form the said they needed to move in by June 1 and the house wasn’t available until July 1.
We hired a management company. They are liaison between us and them and it’s so good. The company has the systems to easily deal with background checks and fixes. They take a small percentage of the rent as a fee.
Hire a property manager