 TITLE: What Do Landlords Look For in a Tenant? CONTENT: Solid Rental History\n--------------------\nYour credit report can provide insight into how you manage your debt. There's information it doesn't show, however, such as evictions, bounced checks, broken leases and property damage. Money owed to previous landlords could appear on your credit report if it was sent to a debt collector.\nTo learn more about your history as a renter, a landlord or tenant screening service can also run a separate eviction report that will show any evictions you've been party to during the last seven years. They may also look at your rental history from an informal angle, taking into account how long you've been a renter or how long you've stayed at each address, for example. Reference letters from previous landlords could help provide reassurance if you feel it's necessary.\nRent payments won't automatically be added to your credit report, but they can be. Going forward, if your landlord agrees to report your payments to Experian RentBureau, your positive rent payment history will appear as an account on your credit report and contribute to your credit score. You can also take your own steps to have your rent payments reported to RentBureau, which could help with future applications. END