You could potentially do this, but they may want to charge you a much higher flat fee rate than you would otherwise pay with a percentage.Also it depends on how the listing is set up. 

He rented to her without any screening.

But the Tenant screening i tried was very unimpressive, missed key information.  

I self manage but just use my agent to screen tenants.

Hey Bigger Pockets CommunityI’m Maggie, and I recently bought, Sure Check Background Screening.

I strongly advise establishing clear screening criteria and a thorough screening process.

For tenant screening, three popular and reliable options among landlords are RentRedi, TurboTenant, and Avail.

I used to use another service for tenant screening but recently started listing my apartments on apartment.com.

Screening tenants is all about having systems and criteria in place.

Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator.So, the first question they usually ask a PMC is about fees - instead of asking about services and HOW those services are executed.EXAMPLE: PMC states they will handle tenant screening – what does that specifically mean?