How We Screen Your Rental Applicants

We strive to get your investment rented quickly, but feel it is important to get the RIGHT tenant versus the FAST tenant! Spending time up front and finding the BEST tenant for your rental creates a good experience all around, versus one that is stressful and frustrating.

This is the most important service to compare when shopping for a property manager. A thorough screening process is crucial to avoid costly mistakes with your property. A bad tenant can be very expensive due to lost rent, extra time spent dealing with them, and damage to the property. While no background check can completely eliminate the risk of a problem tenant, our thorough examination of their rental and payment history can significantly reduce your risk. Once the potential tenants complete an application we check the following items:

• Verify photo identification on every applicant over 18 years of age
• Extensive national and state background, sex offender, terrorist, and criminal check
• Pull a detailed copy of their credit report with score and full payment history
• Review any accounts they have in collections and if judgments have been filled
• Check to see if the applicant has had an eviction filed against them
• Verify source of income
• If they are self-employed, we ask for copies of their tax return and a current bank statement
• While no one can discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, or familial status, we can discriminate on the basis of credit and rental history

Screening is the most important service a property manager provides. We apply our "owner mentality" to this process. If we wouldn't let a questionable person rent one of our own properties, then we definitely wouldn't let them rent yours.

Lease Renewal Program

We prefer that good tenants renew their leases. This saves our owners a lot of money in vacancy and turnover costs. Every month, we notify tenants who have a lease expiration date within the next 60 days. Depending on the market and property, we may also raise the rent at this time.

If the tenant is planning to move out, then we are notified in advance, and we can begin marketing your property. We also inform the tenant about our re-rental program. We offer tenants who are moving out an incentive to help us show the property and find another qualified tenant to replace them. This also helps reduce vacancy rates and turnover costs.