Smartmove v Rentprep

[SJ Farrugia]

Went through the tools section under BiggerPockets and it referenced "TransUnion Full Credit Report by RentPrep" and linked to RentPrep's site. Previously I've used SmartMove by Transunion.

I'm looking at the TransUnion Full Credit Report on RentPrep and it seems to encompass everything that the RentPrep background check has but I'm not clear on how it differs from SmartCheck Premium (also by transunion).

What am I missing here? :)

[Colleen F.]

@SJ Farrugia  In the FAQ disclaimer on criminal records smartmove will return criminal records in the following states 

Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia.

Now if you are located in those states you may be fine. If you run a record check for say Massachusetts they can have a record and you won't get it back.  Theoretically Rent Prep is screening additional states of residence but we'll see.