SmartMove

Review:

SmartMove is a complete tenant screening service that includes nationwide criminal checks, credit reports, eviction histories, and income insights, among others. The platform, developed by TransUnion, promises a streamlined procedure that will assist small-scale landlords and property owners in verifying and selecting acceptable renters.

Pros:

• SmartMove's various packages are competitively priced.
• The platform's screening checks include credit-based ResidentScore, income insights, and sex offender checks.
• SmartMove searches millions of criminal records and promises results within minutes.
• A landlord has the option of paying for the screening themselves or requesting the applicant to pay.
• SmartMove was created by TransUnion, a respectable credit reporting company that has been operating since 1968.

Cons:

• SmartMove's criminal checks are limited in Delaware, Hawaii, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Jersey, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
• Robust screenings, such as income insights and a full credit report, are only available with the Premium plan.
• Compared to SmartMove's top competitor, MyRental, SmartMove's Premium plan is the more costly option.
• SmartMove's plans are missing advanced checks found in competitors' plans, including previous address history and terrorist alerts.
• Eviction history results may be limited and they are not available for New York-based landlords.

Reputation:

While TransUnion has a solid reputation online for being a respectable credit reporting company, its SmartMove service has a limited number of reviews online. We did find expert reviews on Benzinga and iPropertyManagement, which both listed SmartMove as a five-star product.