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credit history: Using Credit Summary Reports In Your Rental Application Review Process - 10/09/07 03:12 PM
Using Credit Summary Reports In Your Rental Application Review Processby Lisa Wells
If you've been paying attention to the tenant screening industry over the last few years, you've noticed that all three credit reporting bureaus, Experian, Equifax and Transunion, have stricter requirements for businesses that wish to obtain credit reports for tenant screening or leasing decision purposes. These requirements were made stricter in light of the risk to consumers for identity theft and other misuse of their personal information by the inappropriate use and/or access to individual credit reports.
The upside to stricter requirements for obtaining credit reports is obviously increased protection of … (3 comments)

credit history: Capitalizing on the Re-Emergence of the Rental Market - 08/27/07 05:50 PM
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Capitalizing on the Re-Emergence of the Rental MarketBy Lisa Wells
According to CNN, "homeowners trying to sell last month faced the biggest glut of homes on the market in about 16 years, as declining sales and growing problems in the mortgage market helped push home prices down for the 12th straight month."  [Source: http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/27/news/economy/homesales/index.htm?cnn=yes]
The good news is if you are a rental property investor, now is the perfect time to pick up great deals in the market, as home prices continue to drop.  And, if you are … (9 comments)

 

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