Do you Run a Credit check; Why Or Why not?

[Cameron Riley]

- Credit Checks are a major deciding factor?

- Have you ever had success without running a credit check?

- Great applicant, with poor credit, that’s the only issue, would you take a chance on him?

[CJ Ashton]

In my nearly 10 years of landlording, I think I've had a grand total of one tenant that had a credit score above 700.  Consequently, my expectations on the "score" are pretty low.  But it's not necessarily the score that's important, it's the other details on the credit report - what other kind of debt they have, how consistently they pay, etc.

So, my $0.02 is to always run the credit report.