Know Who You Are Renting To Before You Hand Over the Keys
Why Thorough Screening Is So Important
Skipping or rushing tenant screening is one of the most expensive mistakes a landlord can make. An eviction in Florida costs several thousand dollars on average once you factor in legal fees, lost rent, and time — and that is before accounting for any damage to the property. Most bad placements are avoidable with a consistent, thorough process.
Screening done casually — a quick credit check or a gut feeling from a showing — misses too much. Employment situations get misrepresented. Rental history problems do not always appear on standard reports. References do not always get checked. Our screening process is built specifically to catch the things that slip through.
What We Screen
- Credit history and score — looking for patterns, not just a number
- Criminal background check
- Eviction history — searched at the county level, not just national databases
- Employment verification — confirmed directly with employers
- Income verification — we look for 2.5 to 3 times the monthly rent in verifiable income
- Rental history and landlord references — we actually call previous landlords
What You Get?
Every applicant is evaluated against the same objective criteria, in full compliance with Fair Housing laws. You get a clear recommendation and the documentation to support it — so your decision is both informed and defensible.
A complete screening report, a written recommendation, and all supporting documentation. If we recommend approval, you can move forward with confidence. If we flag concerns, we explain exactly what we found and why it matters.
Tenant screening is included as part of our full-service property management. If you would rather hand off the entire process:
Start with the Right Tenant
Reach out and we will walk you through how our tenant screening process works.