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How The Rental Lister Protects Owners
The tenant you place decides most of what happens next
Owners who call us are rarely worried about marketing. They are worried about three things: placing a tenant who stops paying or damages the home, being taken in by someone who is not who they say they are, and ending up in eviction court. This page sets out what we do about each one, and points to the guides that explain the details.
Who Gets Approved
Every applicant is measured against the same written criteria, published on our rental qualifications page and applied in line with fair housing law:
- Credit: a minimum 600 FICO score.
- Income: three times the monthly rent.
- Rental history: a landlord reference showing no evictions and no balance owed to another property manager or landlord.
Criteria are decided before the first application arrives and do not bend for the applicant who seems nicest, which is both the fairer way to choose and the better predictor of rent paid on time. Why that matters legally is covered in tenant screening criteria in Nevada; our full process is on the tenant screening page.
How We Catch Application Fraud
Criteria only work if the numbers behind them are real. Our screening includes a system to catch application fraud, specifically:
- false IDs,
- false pay stubs,
- false bank statements,
- jobs that do not exist, and
- fraudulent landlord references.
How each of those is faked, and how verifying at the source catches it, is explained in rental application fraud. Fraud aimed at owners does not stop at applications: copied listings are covered in rental listing scams, forged deeds on empty homes in deed fraud and vacant rentals, and people moving in without a lease in squatters and unauthorized occupants.
If a Tenancy Goes Wrong
Screening lowers the odds; it cannot remove them. Our record so far: 14 evictions, never lost one, each handled in full compliance with Nevada law, and no tenant we placed has been evicted in the last two years. We have never been to small claims court.
Our Eviction Guarantee, as published on the guarantees page: “if at anytime we are in a position to have to evict your tenant we will cover the costs of filing for all of the court appearances involved with evicting a tenant.” What an eviction costs an owner beyond filing fees, and how to avoid one, is in what an eviction costs a Las Vegas landlord. How we run one when it is unavoidable is on the eviction services page.
Your Home and Your Money While It Is Rented
- Documented condition. Move-in, periodic and move-out inspections with dated photographs; see routine property inspections and move-in and move-out inspections.
- Repairs you hear about. When a tenant requests a repair, you are notified by email (our Owners Are Notified of Repairs Guarantee).
- Licensed, insured vendors. Vendors who work on your property are licensed State contractors and properly insured (our Qualified Vendor Guarantee).
- A record you can check yourself. Rent received, vendor bills paid and monthly statements are in your owner portal, at any hour.
The Guarantees That Apply Here
| Guarantee | What it says, in short |
|---|---|
| Eviction Guarantee | We cover the court filing costs if your tenant has to be evicted. |
| Leasing Fee Guarantee | No second leasing fee in the same 12-month period; if the tenant does not stay 12 months we find a replacement at no additional charge. Exceptions: a federal military relocation or a state-required early termination. |
| Pet Guarantee | Approved-pet damage above normal wear and tear that the deposit does not cover is reimbursed, up to $1,000 per pet (service and comfort animals excluded under fair housing rules). |
| Qualified Vendor Guarantee | Licensed State contractors, properly insured. |
| Owners Are Notified of Repairs | Repair requests reach you by email. |
The exact wording of every guarantee is on the guarantees page; this table is a summary.
Owners Who Are Not in Las Vegas
An empty or remotely owned home carries more of these risks, not fewer. If you are relocating, see out-of-state landlord services. If you are leaving on orders, see military PCS property management, which covers renting to military tenants under the SCRA and renting out a home bought with a VA loan.
Guides by Where You Are in the Decision
- Learning the risks: deed fraud and vacant rentals, rental listing scams, the Nevada eviction process, PCS with a VA loan.
- Comparing how to handle them: rental application fraud, what an eviction costs, military tenants and the SCRA, property management vs self-managing.
- Ready to hand it over: tenant screening, eviction services, owner guarantees, free rental analysis.
Want to talk it through? Call Mark at 702.278.4781, or send the form and we will get back to you.
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- Written criteria, every applicant. 600 FICO, three times the rent, a clean landlord reference.
- Application fraud checks. IDs, pay stubs, bank statements, employers and landlord references.
- 14 evictions, never lost one. No tenant we placed has been evicted in the last two years.
- Eviction Guarantee. Court filing costs covered. See the guarantees page.