The guided part — reviewing what the property requested, connecting your payroll or bank provider, and authorizing any partner checks — usually takes minutes on your phone. Credit and background reports run on the FCRA-regulated partner's timeline, and you can watch each step move from pending to done while they complete.
For applicants
A tenant screening flow you can finish in minutes.
Apply from your phone in one guided session. Connect your payroll or bank provider once — your login stays with that provider — and watch each step the property requested move from pending to done. Source checks usually finish in minutes.
Connect once. Verify in minutes. Track every step.
What the flow looks like.
The property sends you a screening link. Everything after that happens in one guided session, usually on your phone, and you see exactly what is requested before you share anything.
Built around your time.
Rental applications usually mean paperwork, repeat requests, and silence while you wait. This flow is built the other way: one session, clear steps, and a status you can check any time.
One session, one phone
The whole flow runs in a single guided session, usually on your phone. For most applicants there is nothing to print, scan, or email — you connect your sources, confirm each step, and you are done.
Status at every step
Every step shows as pending or done, and you can come back to check whenever you want. You always know what is finished and what the property is waiting on, without sending a follow-up email.
Consent before anything
Nothing runs until you agree. Each step shows what the property requested and what it involves before you start.
A login that stays yours
When you connect a payroll or bank account, you sign in directly with that provider. The property never sees your password, your statements, or your pay stubs, only the verified result.
Short answer
What happens during Burnt tenant screening?
During Burnt tenant screening, an applicant verifies identity, income, and employment, and authorizes any credit or background checks the property has requested through FCRA-regulated partners — all in one guided session, usually on a phone. You sign in to your payroll or bank provider once, your login stays with that provider, and you can track every step from pending to done; if a connection is not available for your situation, a document-upload fallback keeps your application moving. The rental decision is made by the property, against criteria it sets, never by Burnt.
Frequently asked questions.
Questions about
your screening?
Email support@burnt.com with the property name and the step you were on, and we will help you finish.
