RealBird vs Zillow Rental Manager Tenant Screening

RealBird provides online listing marketing tools for real estate agents, brokers, and property managers in the USA and Canada. Publishing a property can create a single-property website, virtual tour, marketing widgets, Craigslist ad code, and embed codes. RealBird says it automatically distributes listings to real estate portals including Oodle, Yakaz, and Trovit. Agents can market listings on Facebook and receive reminders to reshare them on Facebook and Twitter. Listing websites are designed for smartphones and tablets, with QR-code and SMS marketing tools. Widgets and HTML embed codes can be used with websites, blogs, ActiveRain, and WordPress. The service also offers rental websites and inquiry management, and has Android, iOS, and web platforms. Membership includes a feature-limited, ad-supported free option. RealBird PRO is $15/month when billed annually; Rental marketing is $30/month billed month-to-month; Listing Publisher AutoPilot has an introductory price of $39/month. A 14-day trial is available without a credit card. The nearby-homes WordPress plugin requires RealBird PRO and self-hosted WordPress version 3.0 or later.

Zillow Rental Manager Tenant Screening lets landlords request renter credit, background, income, and eviction-history checks, then review applications and screening reports in one dashboard. Experian supplies the tenant credit report, while CIC performs background checks that include nationwide eviction, sex-offender, and criminal searches. Credit reports typically include a score, open credit lines, employment and residence history, and past bankruptcies or collections. Renters may submit up to five income-verification documents, such as pay stubs, W-2 statements, bank statements, or offer letters. Landlords can enable applications on listings or privately invite applicants, including prospects who did not come from Zillow. Applications are available through participating listings on Zillow, Trulia, and HotPads. Landlords pay nothing for screening reports; renters pay a $35, paid once application fee and can use that application with unlimited participating landlords for 30 days. When available, credit and background checks are included upon submission. Legal requirements may modify application components, and landlords cannot add their own custom questions or criteria.