Credit Check Scores
What is a good score for tentative tenents? The person we showed our property to today said "a credit check is a put off I have perfect credit". We said sorry, just a standard check.
What is a good score for tentative tenents? The person we showed our property to today said "a credit check is a put off I have perfect credit". We said sorry, just a standard check.
anyone with perfect credit should have no issues at all with your pulling their bureau. In fact from my experience those with the best reports use it (as they should) as a badge of honor.
Now people who don;t have the best ratings certainly might not want you to pull their report.
I honestly don;t care what the score is; i don't want to see deficiency judgements, civil judgements from former landlords, etc - use the report to confirm what you were told on your application - or to uncover questions you should ask. We're not a bank; the actual score is secondary.
Scores are not important. Scores can be low for many reasons. Look for late pays and judgements. I would like to see some credit accounts that are not maxed. I am 23 and my scores have been on the lower end of 600's due to lack of time with accounts.
Thanks for the responses and ideas. They are on my list. Now to get the place rented.
It depends on your area, I rent in low-moderate income areas and it's pointless to even run a credit report. Make sure regardless of the area that you run the following:
Wanted persons check
Sexual predator check
Small Claims/Eviction check
Those have to be run on any rental property in my opinion.
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