Three facts, one message
That is the whole ask.
- Offense class — felony or misdemeanor, and the category if you know it
- How long ago — the year is enough
- Gross monthly income — before tax, including 1099, gig, or commission income
Add the disposition if you know it — dismissed, deferred adjudication, an order of nondisclosure, or a conviction — because that changes what surfaces in a screening at all.
Why this saves money
Applications in Dallas run $50 to $75 per adult and are not refundable. They do not come back whether the answer is yes or no.
A renter applying without criteria data is buying information at $50 to $75 a look. Three of those is $200 spent finding out what a five-minute message would have told you.
| Approach | Typical cost | What you learn |
|---|---|---|
| Apply and find out | $150–$225 across three | Three properties’ answers |
| Match first, then apply | $50–$75 for one | Which properties’ criteria fit, before spending |
That is the entire argument for background-friendly locating, and the service costs nothing. How far back a property looks is the other half of the answer — see the seven-year lookback window.
What not to send
Do not send:
- Your screening report or credit report
- Court documents or case records
- ID or Social Security number
- Anything you would not want in an email
We never obtain, request, receive, or store your consumer report or screening file, because there is no permissible purpose under the FCRA for a locator to pull one. A short description is all we work from.
Be accurate rather than optimistic
A description that understates a record produces a list that does not fit, and you find out at the application fee. There is no upside to rounding it down.
What comes back
Usually the same day. A list of Dallas properties whose stated criteria fit what you described, each carrying:
- The income multiple the property runs
- The credit minimum, if it publishes one
- Whether the property reviews case by case or runs a fixed criteria set
- Effective rent and total monthly cost
- The date we verified all of it
Where a property reviews individually, we say what it asks for — documentation, a letter of explanation, a larger deposit, or a guarantor.
Then apply once
Pick the best fit and apply there. If it is a case-by-case property, have your short factual letter ready: what happened, when, how it resolved, what has changed. Four sentences, no narrative.
If something on the list turns out to be wrong — criteria changed, the unit leased — tell us and we re-verify and resend the same day.
Send us your situation. We describe what properties require and never promise approval.