The credit check looks at your current credit and past credit history. It will list any evictions, bankruptcies, foreclosures, liens or judgments that have been awarded against you.
At First Realty / Pryor & Associates we are looking to find tenants who will pay their rent on time. Our experience shows that tenants who regularly take care of all their other credit responsibilities will also take care of the properties that we manage. Consequently, we will closely look at each applicants credit history. We are more interested in overall credit and payment patterns than particular credit scores.
Credit checks will also search some court records and often any criminal activity or arrest will be listed.