Landlord Tenant Screening

Do your landlord tenant screening all online and get results quickly.

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Online tenant screening for independent landlords

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Great Reports

Comprehensive tenant screening information.

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Great Convenience

Sign-up is all online and you can start screening tenants within minutes.

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Great Tenants

Find great tenants on the spot.

Built for independent landlords

Comprehensive

Our background checks scan millions of records.

Actionable

Our reports match records to the offender.

Convenient

Screen your applicant right away.

Fast

Reports delivered in minutes after the applicant verifies their identity.

Affordable

Pay as you go — no memberships or subscriptions required.

Industry Leading

Our background checks are at the forefront of changes in the rental housing industry

SmartMove® benefits independent landlord and tenants

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Benefits As a Landlord

  • See a fuller picture of your tenant within minutes.
  • Start screening quickly – no waiting periods or setup fees.
  • Our ResidentScore® predicts rental eviction risk 15% better than traditional credit scores.*

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Benefits For Your Tenant

  • Reports are delivered within minutes.
  • They consent online to share the reports with the property manager.
  • They receive a copy of their reports.

*Base on TransUnion 2016 Study

Get your tenant screening reports in minutes

Create a free account

All we need is some basic info about your business to begin screening.

Create property owner account

Invite Your Applicant to Screen

Invite Your Applicant to Screen: Input applicant's email address and select reports bundle and who pays.

Invite an applicant to be screened

Applicant Completes Screening

Applicant receives email & authenticates their identity.

Applicant completes screening

Reports Are Delivered

Reports Delivered: We send you the tenant's credit check, criminal, eviction, and Income Insights reports, depending on the package selected.

Reports delivered to property owner and applicant
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Choose who pays.

You can opt to have the tenant cover the cost of rental screening, or pay for it yourself.

In minutes delivery of reports.

Accounts can be created and screening reports delivered in a matter of minutes.

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No subscriptions.

Enjoy free membership with SmartMove’s pay-as-you go tenant screening. Only pay for the reports you need.

Straightforward Pricing

Choose who pays pays (where applicable) and no hidden fees.

SmartCheck Premium

When an average eviction cost $3,500✝, be more confident with our most complete screening package.

${SmartCheck Premium:47}

Best Value

 

SmartCheck Plus

When you want a little more information on your potential tenant.

 

${SmartCheck Plus:40}
 
 

SmartCheck Basic

Our basic screening includes our proprietary score and criminal background check.  

${SmartCheck Basic:25}

 

 

Background Check Basic

Our basic screening includes our proprietary score and criminal background check.  

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**The Criminal Report and Eviction Related Proceedings Report are subject to federal, state, and local laws that may limit or restrict SmartMove's ability to return some records. Certain jurisdictions may limit what records are eligible for return, click here for more information.

✝ Based on a 2016 TransUnion Survey:

Be more confident when choosing a tenant.