Do you charge the prospective tenant for the background check prior to the self-showing? (Secrets to Scaling Your Rental Business Without Hiring More Help)

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Matt Newman

Mar 06, 2025 - 12:30 PM

You can absorb the cost or charge the tenant a small fee. Tenants don't usually object to a small fee if they're serious.

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- Application to Rent
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- California Bed Bugs
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- Cash for Keys Agreement
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- Commercial Rental Application
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- Declination Letter
- Declination Letter
- Disposition of Security Deposit
- Disposition of Security Deposit
- Extension of Lease
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- Fair Housing Sign
- Fair Housing Sign
- HUD Lead Paint Disclosure
- HUD Lead Paint Disclosure
- HUD Lead Poisoning Prevention Pamphlet
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- Mold Addendum
- Mold Addendum
- Month to Month Tenants Termination Letter
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- Move In / Checkout List
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- Notice of Changes in Terms of Tenancy
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- Notice of Entry
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- Notice of Rent Increase
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- Notice of Right to Inspection Prior to Termination of Tenancy
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- Notice to Pay Rent in Cash, Money Order, or Cashier’s Check
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- Notice to Pay Rent or Quit
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- Past Due Rent
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- Property Management Agreement
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- Quick Glance Tenant Chart
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- Ratio Utility Billing Addendum
- Ratio Utility Billing Addendum
- Rent Receipt
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- Rental Application Form
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- Rental Deposit Form
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- Residential Lease or Month to Month Rental Agreement
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- Tenant Estoppel Certificate Statement of Tenancy
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