The best way to connect landlords with their future renters
Tenant screening services made easier, safer and more accurate for landlords to protect their properties.
Tenant screening services made easier, safer and more accurate for landlords to protect their properties.
The best way to connect landlords with their future renters
The Report
Every tenant screening report includes a complete credit history and background check that provides much of the information you rely upon when deciding whether to approve or deny your rental applicants.
A Full Experian® Credit Report
This includes a payment history on all real estate, installment, and revolving credit accounts, collection accounts, civil judgments, tax liens and bankruptcy, and prior names, addresses, and employment history.
VantageScore® Credit Score
Using the same 300 – 850 scale as FICO and developed by the 3 major credit bureaus, VantageScore is among the best credit scoring risk models available. VantageScore allows for 30 million more consumers to be scored with less available data than FICO.
A Nationwide Criminal Background Check
The best available and most accurate criminal record database scan covering local courts from all 50 states plus DC, jails and prisons, and wants & warrants.
Sex Offender Registry Search
A database scan of all available U.S. sex offender registries to help landlords and real estate agents determine whether they can legally approve an applicant based on the location of their property. A physical description and photographs will be displayed, when available.
Nationwide Eviction History
A civil court search scanning the nation’s largest eviction database with 36+ million unique records including judgments and filings – no duplicates.
The Regulatory Matrix
Let ApplyConnect help you respond to local laws that are constantly changing. Enter the property zip code each time you invite a rental applicant, and ApplyConnect’s Regulatory Matrix will look up those laws and update the report to be compliant. Less concern and more safety in your decision!
The Report
Every tenant screening report includes a complete credit history and background check that provides much of the information you rely upon when deciding whether to approve or deny your rental applicants.
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A Full Experian® Credit Report
This includes a payment history on all real estate, installment, and revolving credit accounts, collection accounts, civil judgments, tax liens and bankruptcy, and prior names, addresses, and employment history.
Click to Enlarge
VantageScore® Credit Score
Using the same 300 - 850 scale as FICO and developed by the 3 major credit bureaus, VantageScore is among the best credit scoring risk models available. VantageScore allows for 30 million more consumers to be scored with less available data than FICO.
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Nationwide Criminal Background Check
The best available and most accurate criminal record database scan covering local courts from all 50 states plus DC, jails and prisons, and wants & warrants.
Click to Enlarge
Sex Offender Registry Search
A database scan of all available U.S. sex offender registries to help landlords and real estate agents determine whether they can legally approve an applicant based on the location of their property. A physical description and photographs will be displayed, when available.
Click to Enlarge
Nationwide Eviction History
A civil court search scanning the nation’s largest eviction database with 36+ million unique records including judgments and filings – no duplicates.
The Regulatory Matrix
Let ApplyConnect help you respond to local laws that are constantly changing. Enter the property zip code each time you invite a rental applicant, and ApplyConnect’s Regulatory Matrix will look up those laws and update the report to be compliant. Less concern and more safety in your decision!
How ApplyConnect Works
Everyone starts by having their identity protected and verified. Landlords invite renters to purchase their Experian credit report, and it's automatically shared with the landlord within seconds.
Renters complete the free online rental application - upload a copy of their ID and paystubs, sign with e-signature, and submit it for the landlord to review and make their decision.
Landlords use ApplyConnect to send a notice that meets with state and federal requirements regarding the decision to approve or deny the applicant based on their tenant screening report.
Rental Applications
Within seconds of your applicants purchasing their credit and background check to share with you, they’ll be taken straight to completing your rental application. Each application is safe to use in your decision, includes all required disclosures, and answers all of the most important questions you might have for your applicants. Your applicants also have the ability to upload documents, such as a photo of their ID, and finish the application for you to print with their digital signature.
Select “Enable Rental App” when you create your account, or anytime you invite an applicant.
All Applications Include
Rental Applications
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Within seconds of your applicants purchasing their credit and background check to share with you, they’ll be taken straight to completing your mobile-friendly rental application. Each application is safe to use in your decision, includes all required disclosures, and answers all of the most important questions you might have for your applicants. Your applicants also have the ability to upload documents, such as a photo of their ID, and finish the application for you to print with their digital signature.
Select “Enable Rental App” when you create your account, or anytime you invite an applicant.
ApplyConnect Pricing
As simple as it gets to request a tenant credit check.
Apply One for Renters
Share your report with one landlords-
Share Your Report with 1 Property
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Credit and Background Check
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No Impact to Your Credit Score
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Your Information Protected
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Instant Access to Your Report
Landlords
Applicants purchase their own reports to share-
Experian Credit Report
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Criminal Background Check
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Eviction History
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Online Rental Application
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Collect Rent Online
Apply Three for Renters
Share the report with up to 3 properties-
Apply for up to 3 Properties
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Credit and Background Check
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No Impact to Your Credit Score
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Your Information Protected
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Instant Access to Your Report
ApplyConnect Pricing
As simple as it gets to request a tenant credit check.
Landlords
No credit card required to get connected!-
Experian Credit Report
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Criminal Background Check
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Eviction History
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Online Rental Application
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Collect Rent Online
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Applicant's Purchase the Report for $29.95
Benefits for Landlords
Trust you’ll be paid rent each month
- You get to see your applicants’ history of how they pay their bills provided by the most trustworthy and reliable of the 3 major credit bureaus – Experian.
- Quickly see whether your applicants’ credit history is anywhere close to what you consider acceptable with an easy-to-read score on top of each report.
- Collect rent online with our partner PayRent. Take advantage of features such as automated late fees and flexible payment schedules.
Protect your investments
- Protect your investments by identifying high-risk renters who have a history of violating their leases and being evicted by other landlords.
- Verify whether your applicants’ have a criminal history related to property damage, acts of violence, or other high-risk behaviors.
- Include the property zip code to take advantage of a bonus search of local laws that will filter information to avoid relying on for your decision.
FAQs
Renters purchase a copy of their report to share with properties they apply for, and ApplyConnect is designed for this to be the default process. Landlords may also choose to purchase the report for their applicants. This can be done easily through the “My Account” tab when logged in, and by checking the box that says “Enable Landlord/Agent Payment”.
Including the zip code of the rental property will add a bonus search to the tenant screening report. ApplyConnect will check the zip code for any local laws on what information can be used in the rental decision, and then will reduce your liabilities by filtering information that isn’t safe to rely on.
No! There is no part of the process that will have an impact on anyone’s credit score. If your social security number is required during the account setup process then it is only a one-time, safe and secure way of verifying your identity. When a report is purchased the renter’s SSN is requested again for the credit report, and it is used for a ‘soft-inquiry’ meaning there will be zero impact to the credit score.
ApplyConnect tenant credit checks always include an Experian credit report, a nationwide criminal database scan, and a nationwide eviction history. There is no need to select individual reports or pick from a variety of products – the report is designed to be fair and consistent for all applicants while providing the most well-rounded amount of relevant detail to make informed decisions.
Using the familiar scale of 300 – 850, this is the credit score included on all tenant screening reports. Many people are familiar with the FICO score, and VantageScore works very similar. The biggest difference is the VantageScore is newer, and is able to provide a score on over 30 million more renters using less information.
Of course! The website is secure, there is bank-level account security, and ApplyConnect doesn’t save or store SSNs. Reports remain available for 30 days before being archived, and are only accessible within the landlord and renter’s accounts to protect sensitive information.
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