Red Flags for Renters to Watch Out For

25. Be wary if the landlord doesn’t require a credit check or asks for cash upfront.

Any landlord who is legitimate and responsible wants to be sure they rent to a trustworthy tenant. The first way to verify the financial trustworthiness of any tenant is to run a credit check on them. Be leery if the landlord doesn’t do a credit check on you. Because a credit check cannot be run on you without your permission, if they say they already did a review, back off fast. They don’t seem to be trusting and seem sketchy.