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Nnabuenyi Anigbogu
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Tenant screening

Nnabuenyi Anigbogu
  • Chicago, IL
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Hi all,

I am currently trying to rent out a 4be/2bth unit in my new building and wanted some advice on potential tenants.

I had four people looking to rent the unit as roommates. One of them has a eviction on his record from about 5 years ago, another one has a clean history but stated she will be filing bankruptcy very soon. The other two have clean histories and avg credit scores. All this info was volunteered by them and i have yet to do any sort of check.

I was just wondering if its even worth it checking them out. If it was one person with an eviction record then it automatically no. But if he is signing with 3 others that have clean rental histories (not yet confirmed but assumed) do you make an exception?

Thanks for any input

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Scott Weaner
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Scott Weaner
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Seems risky to me, with 2 of them having issues.

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