05/12/2026
Tenant screening isnโt just about checking boxes โ itโs about protecting your investment. ๐ก๐
Always take the time to carefully review every document when screening a potential tenant to verify authenticity and spot red flags.
In this post, Iโll show you how I was able to identify that an Equifax credit report had been altered. ๐
๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐โ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ป, ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป:
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Letter of Employment
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3 Recent Pay Stubs
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Equifax Credit Report
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Government Photo ID
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Completed Rental Application
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Google Their Name
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Review Social Media Profiles
A little extra due diligence upfront can save you a lot of headaches later.
Have you ever caught something suspicious during tenant screening? Drop it in the comments ๐