Tenant Screening & Lease Agreements
The Gold Standard for Idaho Tenant Screening
Our high standard screening criteria ensures that we place best qualified tenants in your property.
Our Screening Criteria
Background & credit
- Full background and credit check
- Rental history verification
- Employment verification
Zero tolerance for
- Prior evictions
- Violent felonies
- Sex offender registry matches
- Money owed to utilities or a previous landlord
Income standard
- Income verified at 2.5x rent
- Applied to every adult applicant
- Verified, not self reported
What Our Tenant Screening Covers
Every adult applicant for an AIM managed rental goes through the same thorough screening before a lease is offered. We check credit and rental history, look for prior bankruptcies and judgments, search eviction records, run a national criminal background scan, and verify employment and income.
The goal is simple: place residents who pay on time, take care of the home, and stay. Screening prospective tenants costs the property owner nothing, and it is one of the biggest reasons professionally managed rentals in the Boise area outperform self managed ones.
Showings and Placement Done by People, Not Lockboxes
Our leasing manager personally shows your property to prospective renters. Personal showings let us answer questions on the spot, read how an applicant treats the home, and move serious applicants into screening the same day.
With hundreds of homes under management across Boise, Meridian, Nampa and the wider Treasure Valley, we also get prospective tenants referred to us from other real estate offices in the community, and directional signs at our other rentals routinely send qualified renters to yours.
Lease Agreements Written for Idaho Landlords
Built for Idaho law
Once an applicant is approved, we prepare a lease built for Idaho rental law and refined over years of real cases.
Deposit before move in
Every tenant pays a security deposit before move in, no exceptions, with the amount set in consultation with you.
Renewals planned early
Our lease requires residents to allow showings during the last 30 days of tenancy, so re rental planning starts before the home is ever vacant. When a lease approaches expiration we contact the resident early to explore renewal, because keeping a good tenant is almost always cheaper for the owner than finding a new one.
Flat, Transparent Placement Pricing
Tenant placement with AIM is a flat 275 dollars for single family homes and 100 dollars for fourplexes and larger buildings, and that includes all advertising costs. There are no percentage based leasing commissions and no charges for advertising your vacancy.
Combined with our flat 7 percent management fee and no fee until your property is rented, owners always know exactly what placement costs before it happens. If you own rental property in the Treasure Valley and want better tenants with less risk, request a free management proposal and we will explain exactly how our screening standards would apply to your rental.
Tenant screening works hand in hand with our automated rent collection and owner reporting, because well qualified residents are the foundation of on time rent. Learn more about our full Boise property management services.
Better Tenants, Less Risk
Wondering how strict screening actually protects your rental income? Ask us to walk you through our qualification criteria and a sample Idaho lease. Call AIM Property Management at (208) 888-9941 or request a free consultation, and we will show you how proper tenant screening keeps Boise area rentals occupied by residents who pay on time and renew their leases.
Our Tenant Screening Process
- Online form with ID verification (blocks fake applicants)
- non-refundable fee (Idaho law compliant)
Thorough Tenant Screening
- Credit Report (Experian rental-specific score)
- National Criminal Scan (7-year county-by-county)
- Eviction History (Idaho courts + nationwide)
- Employment Verification (2 most recent pay stubs + HR contact)
- Rental history verification
Rent Collection & Owner Reporting
Idaho-specific clauses including:
- Early termination fees
- Snow removal responsibilities
- Unauthorized residents
- Unauthorized pets
- Rental insurance
- Lawn Care
- Filter maintenance
- General upkeep
- Subletting
- Utilitie
Why Our Leases Reduce Landlord Risk
- Attorney-Reviewed Annually
- Idaho law Updated deposit rules
- Customizable Addendums
• Pet policies and pet deposits
• Security deposit increases.
• HOA compliance riders (for managed communities) - Additional exterior and interior inspections.
- E-Signature Enabled
• Fully digital execution (tenants complete in <15 mins)
Frequently asked questions
Can I reject an applicant for bad credit but good income?
Yes. Idaho allows rejections for FICO <600, provided you apply standards consistently (we provide documentation templates).
Do your leases include mold/addendum disclosures?
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