December 2008
Are employers doing employee checks on new hires?
We are a electric co-op should we be doing a employee check on our employees? We have never had a problem in the past. We just signed up with www.quickbackgroundchecks.com to do our driving records maybe we will do a criminal background check if they seem like they might have a problem. But who really knows if they might have a problem in their past.. We already get a signed release from all employees when they are hired so I guess if we decide to do this routinely we will have all the releases we need.
Driving records and employee background checks
I have a small delivery business and am starting to wonder if the information on the MVR’S and criminal background check might be a duplication. I think they both have DWI’S and DUI’S. So I don’t know if I should be running both reports when I hire a new employee. My insurance does require a driving record for insurance purposes but I don’t think they care about the criminal background check. I think I checked with the MVR’S people www.instantbackgroundchecks.us and they say most people run both reports.
Security deposit returns affect profitability
Whenever my tenants move out we always go over the property for damages I am not sure if returning security deposits affect my profitability. I always do a tenant screening when they move in to make sure they do not have a problem on their tenant background check like drug problems or theft problems but that does not do much good as far as how they take care of the property. I guess if they distroyed a property it might show up on their credit report anyway where do you draw the line as far as what you deduct for and not. I have been reading thelandlordblog.com for input on this matter
Collections on a Tenant credit check
I did a tenant screening on a potential tenant and it came back with a lot of collections. I cannot decide weather to rent to them or not. The tenant credit check says most of them are unpaid and they seem to be medical related. I cannot decide what to do. Does this really effect how they pay the rent and take care of the property?? I am not sure. Maybe I will just ask for a larger deposit and see what they say about that. I am still going to logon to www.instantbackgroundchecks.us for a criminal check and see what that produces. If they have any kind of criminal record I probably won’t rent to them.
How should I winterize vacant rental property…
Tenant screening is great when you have a person wanting to rent your property but when you don’t and the property is vacant and the property is vacant I supose you need to winterize the property. Does anyone out there know what to do? I am kinda new at this business and would appreciate any tips. I found a company to do a tenant credit check when I find a person to rent my property they seem pretty knowledgable. www.quickbackgroundchecks.com does anyone know anything about them?
Criminal checks on employees
As a small business owner I think it is real important to do a employee background whenever I hire a new employee. I recently hired some new seasonal employees for the Christmas holiday season. You would be surprised what these employee background checks uncovered. Larceny which is theft which I do not want having a retail store with all kinds of things to steal from money to items in the store. If I had not used my criminal checking company www.crimefinder.com how would I have known about this. I would have the next in line for their stealing.
Where can I get a good rental application form?
I have searched all around to find a good rental application form. I finally found one for free at www.EZLandlordforms.com. Some of these forms out there seem to be quite vague but their forms are quite extensive and I like that. The more information the better as far as I am concerned. It makes my tenant screening a lot easier. I like to do at lease a tenant credit check.
What exactly is a employee check??
What exactly is a employee check? Is it when a employer runs employee background checks on potential new employees. It usually consists of a criminal background check, maybe a credit report, a driving record and a employee verification of past employers. It is law that the employer has a signed release to run a employee check. This is a federal law. The signatures must be kept on file for a minimum of 3 year. This information comes from www.quickbackgroundchecks.com
Slowing leasing volume
It seems my showings of my rental property have slowed down recently I guess because of the holidays. I usually some tenant screening every week. This past week I did not have any. I hope this is not a bad sign of the economy. We always do tenant backgroundchecks before we lease to anyone I don’t care who you are, we want to know if they hava any kind of criminal record. A tenant credit check is also required to make sure they are paying there bills. I am going to see if www.instantbackgroundchecks.us has any statistics on leasing volume.