Friday, June 1, 2018

Do Not Make The Mistake Of Not Doing A Landlord Tenant Credit Check

By Donald Reed


You can t do enough when it comes to your new residents. It is important to run a Landlord Tenant Credit Check. Some people were evicted from their previous apartments and they have massive debt. You need to know why this has happened. You can not look the other way, this will affect you directly. This person could mess up like they did at their former apartment.

The record will tell you the truth about how they manage their finances. It will also mention the things that they are choosing to keep from you. This is not out of sheer nosiness, you do this to uncover the information that you need, to allow them to rent on your property. Not having this information could cost you lots of money.

Here is what you can expect when you conduct it. You can see if the person told the truth regarding their personal details. The first information that pops up is that of their real names, previous addresses, social security number, employers, marital status. You will be able to detect from then on if there is faulty information. You get to confirm if the person is a citizen or not. Important factors such as those.

This report will show you all their accounts, as well as when those were opened. This includes their credit card and the limits on all those cards. Loans are another thing you ll come across, where loans were taken and for how much. Including what type of loans they were, student loans or more recent ones like mortgages.

You will also get to see who has also requested the type of information you are going through as well. For instance, if they were looking for apartments somewhere else and the landlord was also doing a background check on them as well. It gives you an idea of who they are and what you should expect if you allow them to rent your property.

This is not a sneaky thing you do on the side without their knowledge. Before you conduct this research on them, they have to give you consent. Not just with words, it must be documented. Some landlords attach this sort of thing to their contracts. Others will get a document separate from the contract. It really does not matter how you do it as long as you have it. You will need their Full name, previous employer, social security number and many other details.

Your access to the data you require is made possible by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. So you must be responsible for how you choose to use it. You should also know that the deeper you want to delve, the more money you have to cough up. Don t let this deter you from conducting the search. Just use the deposit already given by the residents.

This is a way to make certain that you don t get into a sticky situation. From this information, you can deduce whether this person will be able to make their monthly payments.




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