Obviously I can't tell you who you need to allow, or what a good credit score is, as this will be different for every property owner. You need to make this call. However, the first place to start in this process is getting a tenant credit report.

To do this, simply fax in your order to companies that provide this, and you will need to include your personal data such as name, address, social security number, business name, etc.

Fortunately, there are many tenant screening companies out there today that can quickly and easily give you access o their credit score, and finding these companies is not difficult.

There are more and more popping up all the time. How do you find the best one? First of all, make sure you find a company with a good screening strategy.

Make sure they check out your potential prospects thoroughly before giving you the info, because many companies can be a little careless in searching for data, and might leave out some valuable info you needed.

What do these companies do? First, they will give you a credit score from one of the 3 large countrywide credit companies. They will provide you with other important information such as any court cases against your client, bankruptcy, tax defaults, bank accounts and records, and of course, criminal info.

Knowing all of this is important to not only understanding how likely they are to pay their rent on time, but also whether they will repel other people from renting in your property. If you allow the wrong kind of people in there, they very likely will annoy the other tenants in the building, and cause you to have vacancies.

Obviously, you can simply go to the trouble of getting his info yourself if you really tried hard enough, but as a property owner, you no doubt have to much on your plate to go about this lengthy process.

This is where these tenant screening companies come in so handy. Simply hire one of the, get your tenants credit report along with the other info provided, and make a decision on whether or not they are right for your property.