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When I talk to new and seasoned landlords alike, one of the topics we invariably land on is the importance of tenant screening. In fact, in full disclosure, I now operate a company that provides free ...

If you have ever leased an apartment, house, or storefront, you have probably agreed to a background check or asked the applicant to do so. What you may not know is that the process of looking into ...

A good tenant is worth their weight in gold, and perhaps more importantly, a bad tenant can often cost you the same. It’s both headache inducing and expensive to spend time chasing rent, cleaning up ...

Incidents of inaccurate, outdated and misleading information in tenant background reports are on the rise, according to a pair of reports from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The CFPB ...

Screening system SafeRent will also pay around $2.3 million to Massachusetts residents with housing vouchers as part of a class action settlement. Screening system SafeRent will also pay around $2.3 ...