Landlord reference is nice to have or a deal breaker?

[Vitaliy Merkulov]

How important is a landlord reference to you when screening tenants? How much do you value it compared to a credit report, income verification, background check?

Have you found landlord references to be very helpful for you or just a nice to have?

[Christopher Stobbart]

You should also take  landlord references with a grain of salt. Some will give a good reference to get rid of a bad tenant, got bit on that one once, and I know of it happening to others. 

Good luck