With mortgage interest rates low and resale market values struggling to keep up, many homeowners looking for a new house are opting to keep the old house as well. They are looking to rent out the old house and live in the new one. These accidental landlords need to understand the challenges of being a landlord and would be wise to partner with a third party tenant screening company to vet potential renters before signing a lease. Key components to a thorough tenant background check are credit history, criminal history, and eviction history. Companies like TenantScreeningUSA.com offer tenant background checks for under $40 even to independent landlords with only one rental unit. Tenant background screening is critical for the success of the landlord and not a good place to cut corners to save a few dollars. The price of a tenant check is negligible compared to the costs of a bad tenant.
To learn more about the accidental landlord and how a new landlord can best protect themselves and their property investment read recent TenantScreeningUSA.com press release: http://tenantscreeningusa.com/tenant-screening-news/an-accidental-landlord-tenant-screening-is-key-to-success/