Tenant Screening

When you are screening a prospective tenant, it is important to remember that in addition to checking their credit and background records, you...

Thanks to all the new people moving to our state, many of our members are getting applicants from out of the country. Applicants who aren’t US...

​Like anything else, tenancies do come to an end. People move on for a variety of reasons but any tenancy that starts will also, at some point,...

One of the best ways to learn how to do anything is to learn from the mistakes of others, and to take advice from seasoned veterans to heart....

​This past July, the three major credit reporting bureaus quietly changed their formula for how credit scores are calculated. Certain things from...

In rental housing, landlords often deal with sensitive information. Keeping that information secure is important because identity theft is so...

Tenant screening laws are rapidly evolving in Washington State, in particular when dealing with criminal records and how to consider an...

While we might like to believe that people are generally honest, that is not always the case. People will come to you wanting to rent your unit...

Every landlord has tenants they love and a few they don’t. Sometimes, to get someone into a property, landlords will lower their standards or...

As summer approaches, you will find more and more interest in your vacancies which means the applications will start pouring in. Are you ready?...

Many times you have applicants that will apply in groups of two or more. This can create a very unique situation when it comes to screening. If both...

Welcome to RHAWA’s Tenant Screening Tuesday’s. Each week we will post a discussion questions regarding the tenant screening industry...