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Tenant Background Check Tips
Apartment owners and property managers handling large numbers of rental units constantly face the hassle and risks posed by unpaid rent, criminal behavior, and other adverse circumstances. Dealing with these problems is inevitable, particularly
Read More »Tenant Screening: How to Pick a Good Tenant
For landlords, property managers and investors who rent property to tenants, selecting good tenants to rent the property is essential to the financial success of the rental. Good tenants will take care of the
Read More »Why Landlords Background Check: What Are They Looking For?
When you first encounter a prospective landlord that runs background screenings, you may or may not wonder why landlords background check at all. Of course, it should be fairly obvious that every step
Read More »Tenant set home ablaze after struggling with rent
A MAN who burnt his home down after falling behind in his rent payments has walked free from court
Read More »Tenant and Landlord in Court Over Unpaid Rent, Dead Cats
A dispute between a Northbrook tenant and landlord over dead cats and unpaid rent ended in a draw last week in Cook County Circuit Court in Skokie. Earlier this year, the management company for Salem
Read More »How Background Checks Can Save Your Life
Are you a little curious about that nice young man who just moved in next door? Maybe you’re an employer with a position to fill or a property owner hoping to rent that empty
Read More »Finding the “Perfect” Tenant for your Rental Property
I am sure this question goes through the minds of many new landlords. And it is an area that, if not handled well, can cause many headaches and heartaches. I have a friend who
Read More »3 Ways a Credit Report Can Flag Bad Tenants
The reports of fraud, including identity fraud — using someone else’s personal information, continue to climb in the U.S. A report just released from Javelin Strategy & Research, co-sponsored by Wells Fargo, found that the
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