Pre-screening process

[Austen DeWolf]

Im a new landlord and I am trying to define my tenant screening process. BP has some good resources for this however one area I am not clear on is when in the process to conduct a credit check and background check. 

Currently, we ask tenants to apply using an online resource and at that point they are asked to provide a credit report (its a soft pull, they elect to share it with me the landlord). Im curious if I should move this check to after showing the prospective tenant the apartment? 

I've had some people who seem perfectly okay with this setup and some who are unwilling to pay for a report before seeing the property. I can see both sides, but I would like some way of limiting who I show the unit to.

Thanks