Determining if your tenant screening provider has quality criminal and eviction data is essential if you want to maintain a standard of accepting quality applicants.

Landlords like you take protecting their properties very seriously, and investigating their future tenants is a huge part of the leasing process. While some landlords

As you start preparing for Christmas, make sure to take the steps to protect yourself from identity theft. Through frequent credit monitorization, not only do

Now that you’ve reviewed how to read the credit and criminal sections of your renter’s background screening report, it’s time to go over the final

When you rely on tenant screening reports to safeguard your property, you should make sure you understand the information being reported. Not only will this

Experian®, Equifax®, and TransUnion® have announced that they will be enacting their National Consumer Assistance Plan (NCAP), which will affect the three credit bureaus’ reporting

Whether you’re an ApplyConnect® veteran or first-time user, screening your applicants is a vital component of your rental decision process. As your first defense against

Determining if you’re getting the most accurate and complete background screening information is essential when avoiding bad tenants. While price point will always factor into

Fake references are nothing new. It’s well known that sometimes applicants, for one reason or another, have their friends or colleagues pose as their landlord

You hear about credit risk scores all the time on TV, websites, credit card promotions in your mail and even on your cell phone apps,

This year, according to the American Research Group, Inc., American shoppers will spend an average of $882 during the 2015 holiday season. With the busiest

This Probably Never Happened to You, but … The applicants for #3 “looked” good.  They were brother-and-sister.  They both had good jobs, and their incomes

Evictions are an occupational hazard. To say the least, the word is cringe-worthy alone. Despite that sentiment, on the other hand, eviction records are notoriously