When you’re looking for a new apartment or home to rent, credit checks are an important part of the approval process. Not only do landlord credit checks help property owners and managers find out if ...

Besides determining whether you can get a loan, your credit also reaches into several other areas of your life, including the ability to lease a new home. You may be looking for a fresh start and a ...

In the past I have always used brokers to rent out the vacant apartments in my building, but I always felt bad about the hefty (15%) broker’s fee the tenants had to pay. Now that Craigslist has made ...

With federal pressure mounting and fintech innovations accelerating, the credit score system landlords used to know isn't the same anymore. In 2025, three big updates are changing how credit scores ...

Paying rent on time can improve your credit score, but only if your landlord or property manager reports payments to credit bureaus — and most don’t. But if you want your rent payments to affect your ...

Ryan Barone is cofounder and CEO of RentRedi, a property management software that simplifies the renting process for landlords and renters. When trying to increase the value of their rentals, ...