I recently read a post on MSN about how smart landlords handle renters. The biggest take away for me was the importance of a background check. I used to do background checks on every tenant, but started to not see the value in them. I felt that I could tell if a tenant was going to be trust worthy or not after talking with them. However, after reading this article I have started to perform background checks once again.
It used to be that in order to find out any background information on a person-such as criminal history and the like-you had to be a member of a criminal justice agency or law enforcement bureau. Today, all you need is a full name, and a desire to know the background of the people in your life. Many companies offer the ability to simply punch in a full name of the person you are seeking information on, and comprehensive results appear from the most reliable of sources.
Since access was not always easy, and the service not so widely accessible and used; it was once a given that conducting this kind of background check would require a lot of work on the part of the service; and therefore, a lot of money. Today, there are thousands of services that allow you to conduct a search for this information-and since the criminal history information is free-with a few situational restrictions-all you pay for is the service. It should be noted, however, that because of this-anyone owning a website can say they offer a comprehensive search, when they don’t; so consider yourself forewarned.
Another common misnomer about background checks by people who have never tried one is that background checks-because they reference a variety of national and statewide resources-take a lot of time-meaning a handful of days. This is not true! There are companies that can locate the information you are seeking, and offer you full details on a person’s background in a matter of seconds, and all they need is a full name of the person you are seeking answers on.
I have found that Background Report 360 is a great site to get your background checks from. It is a way for anyone looking to find comprehensive background information on an individual to find it, in a manner of seconds, and with low expense and no hassle. By comprehensive, I mean you get all the answers you want, regarding criminal histories, property, court, and personal information in three easy steps: search, input a name, and view the report.