Why Tenant Screening
It used to be that 15-20 years ago a hand shake was good enough to seal the deal in not just tenant screening, but most transactions. People really were as good as their word. In today's society a hand shake just doesn't cut it. Tenant screening including tenant credit checks, eviction record searches and criminal record checks are a necessary part in determining if your prospective tenant has a good rental history and will be a rent worthy tenant for you.
TVS provides landlords, property managers and realtors with the reports necessary to help with their tenant check needs. TVS can provide tenant credit checks (also known as consumer credit histories) from Experian Credit Bureau in the USA and Equifax or TransUnion Credit Bureau in Canada. Criminal record searches are also available for both the USA and Canada; however eviction record searches are only available in the USA. TVS offers tenant screening solutions online in real time delivery, meaning you can obtain most reports within 1-2 minutes or less.
TVS also recommends that you perform further due diligence in addition to the reports you obtain from our tenant screening service. Contact any previous landlords with regards to their rental history and inquire as to what type of tenant they were. i.e.: Were they noisy? Did they leave any damage? Did they pay their rent on time? It is also recommended that you contact their employer to determine if they have stable employment.
Before you do any tenant screening, it is a good idea to first choose what criteria you would like your prospective tenant to meet. In this way you will not be discriminating against any Applicants as you will be using the same criterion for each.
