As the biggest holiday of the year for many approaches, your tenants will be putting up Christmas trees, holiday decorations, and interior and exterior lights, among many other things. Now would be a great time to send out a reminder of things to do and don’t do this holiday season. Make sure, however, that you set the stage in a positive way.

There quite possibly is nothing more important to your property management business than properly screening your potential tenants. In years past, it was acceptable to get a couple of references and a credit check. Nowadays, however, there are many more pitfalls that could derail your rental real estate business.

Fortunately, there are more tools at your disposal now, too.