I'm asking our MMM community on behalf of friends who own a few rental properties (six units total), primarily leased to lower income folks. Unbelievably, they've never run background or credit checks on their renters and I've encouraged them to consider this option. Overall they've been pretty fortunate but have had a few real nightmare tentants over the years. Here's the dilemma - in many cases their lower income prospective renters do not have checking accounts (pay cash or money order) or their own computer/email address, and every online service for tenant checks require a tenant's email address.
Can anyone recommend a means by which my friends can conduct background/credit check with their applicants that doesn't require an email exchange with the tenant? They have application forms that include "consent for credit check" but where to send these forms for the service?
Thanks in advance for any recommendations to ensure my friends don't end up with dead beat tenants!