Credit/background check without SSN

[Michaele Arneson]

What’s the best (and quickest) source for doing a credit/criminal/eviction background check on someone without a social security number. Potential tenant is Canadian citizen being job transferred to the US for a few years. The company I use pulls info using the applicants’ SSN.

[Mike McCarthy]

I’d look into running their credit on the Canadian side using their SIN. I know their process is a bit different... but same idea.

They will need to get a US SSN to work here, but it won’t help you since there’s no history yet.

I would rely on references, and maybe have the company co-sign in some way.