Tenant Screening
Rentec Direct property management software, bring you powerful tools to screen your tenants. Today you can have access to directly run full credit, criminal, eviction, and other vital screening reports on your prospective tenants. You run these directly and view the results immediately as there is no requirements for tenants to login anywhere to provide their approval.
Effective tenant screening is an important tool for every landlord. You protect your property, your income, and your existing tenants when you know the background of those who apply. Rentec's screening services provide a complete array of criminal and credit reporting products so you can screen based on the criteria you choose. Screening your tenants through Rentec Direct has never been easier, and is very inexpensive. Take a look at how simple it is to screen your tenants through Rentec Direct.
Here is an example of products available from Rentec Direct.
TransUnion Credit Report - Instant Results, cost: $8.95
Review the credit history of your prospective tenant. Property Managers and Landlords are eligible to receive credit reports with a simple, no cost, setup. Click the sample credit report on the right to view an example of a credit report. (more info)
National Criminal Super Search - Instant Results, cost: $8.75
Provides a complete scan of 49 states criminal records as well as all 50 states sex offender records.
This is a must have providing you with compiled criminal records for most of the states. (example)
State Comprehensive Searches - Instant Results, cost: $6.00
Search any individual state's criminal records. (example)
County Level Searches - Results in 1-3 days, cost: $9.90
We actually send somebody to the county seat to pull the records for your subject. Turnaround is quick (usually less than 2 days), and results are real-time and the most thorough available.
Individual counties vary in cost.
SSN Validation - Instant Results, cost: $3.95
An inexpensive way to ensure they are who they say they are. Checks death records for fraudulant SSN use.
Report also includes a complete address history for person. (example)
Bankruptcies/Liens/Judgments, Semi-Instant Results, cost $9.90
This report covers bankruptcies, civil judgments, evictions, tax liens and small claims judgments filed at the county level for all 50 states. The State/County coverage varies and most counties are updated weekly. Liens reported are federal, state, and sometimes county tax liens. Most records are returned in less than a minute; however, sometimes a manual search is required which can take up to 1 business day.
Evictions, Semi-Instant, cost: $8.50
Provides nationwide eviction data for your subject. Most records are returned in less than a minute; however, sometimes a manual search is required which can take up to 1 business day.
View our complete list of tenant screening products here.
Start off every search with Rentec's Intellisearch query! This is a unique product which scans a subject's entire address history *before* you run the search at no charge! We then recommend results specific for your subject so you do not need to guess on which reports to run. This saves you money and gets you more accurate results.
All pricing listed includes the ~30% discount offered to Rentec Pro, PM, and Association members. Rentec Basic (free) membership pricing does not include the 30% discount.
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