Background Check
Don’t Rely On Your Gut. Properly Screen Your Tenants.
In less than 5 minutes, you can request a background, credit, and eviction check. You’ll quickly get back the information you need to decide if you’re going to rent to them.
Rent To a Tenant You Can Trust
Whether you’ve been through an eviction yourself or heard the horror stories, a great rental experience starts with having the right tenant. Join the 300,000+ landlords that use TurboTenant to make an informed decision and find a tenant they trust.
How Tenant Screening Works
It’s straightforward and fast to run a tenant credit, background, and eviction check, even if you’ve never done it before. If you haven’t had the tenant fill out a rental application already, we recommend starting there.
1. Enter Their Email: Yep. That’s it. You don’t need their SSN or sensitive personal information. Screen them by entering their email or phone number. We’ll take care of the rest.
2. TurboTenant Verifies Their Identity: We automatically reach out to the tenant on your behalf to have them answer a few questions to verify their identity.
3. You Receive the Report: As soon as the tenant verifies their identity, you’ll get a notification telling you the screening report is ready to review.
Easy to use. Streamlines the process. Provides insight on renter compatibility.
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TurboTenant is the best! Easy to use, great customer service, and my tenants like it, too...Online application and screening reports with fast results.
What’s on the Screening Report?
Even if you’re a good judge of character, you need a snapshot of a tenant’s financials, criminal record, and eviction history. Our screening report shows:
- Credit Score— see if they meet your criteria
- Lines of Credit—learn if they might be stretched too thin
- Credit Inquiries—gain insights into new loans
- Debt in Collections—view their debt payment history, including any late payments
- Criminal Record—rest assured knowing we check 300+ million records
- Past Evictions—sleep easy knowing we check 27+ million records covering all 50 states plus D.C.
Pricing
The Tenant Pays for the Screening Report
You can manage the entire rental process for free! The majority of landlords have the tenant pay the $45 fee to cover the screening report. But if you’ve already collected a fee or just want to pay it yourself, you have that option.
For Landlords
Renters Pay Per Application
MORE THAN A BACKGROUND CHECK
Put The Systems In Place to Manage the Entire Rental Process
Whether this is your only rental property or you’re investing in more, have the systems in place to create a welcoming and professional rental experience for you and your tenants.
Lease Agreements: Get a lawyer-prepared, state-specific lease agreement.
Document Management: Send, sign, and store important lease documents.
Rent Payments: Make collecting rent convenient for you and your tenants.
Maintenance Requests: Create a streamlined process so you have clear records.
Rental Advertising: Have another vacancy? Post to dozens of sites to reach more renters!
What happens when you choose a tenant you trust? It's the start of great landlord-tenant relationship.
Liv and Sarnen Steinbarth
Longtime Landlords & Founders of TurboTenant
Join the 450,000+ independent landlords who rely on TurboTenant to create welcoming rental experiences.
No tricks or trials to worry about. So what’s the harm? Try it today!