There are innumerable special case situations in which you'll need to know something about another person's background. For example:

• If you've been sued (or are suing someone), you may need to know about his personal or professional reputation, assets, past litigation, etc.
• If you're a landlord you may wish to run some basic checks on a potential tenant before signing a lease (Click here for a more detailed note on tenant checks).
• If you find yourself with a new business competitor, you may want to run a background check on him in order to get a better feel for how serious a threat he poses.
• If you're thinking of entering into a business agreement with someone or investing in his company, due diligence requires that you check him out first.
• If you find yourself with odd, loud or threatening neighbors, or suspect you're being undercut with your boss by a co-worker, maybe it's time to arm yourself with some facts about the individual or individuals in question.

• Verification of identity
• A criminal background check (usually covering the past several years)
• Checking references and former employers
• Checking the subject's name and social security number against public records
• Verifying educational background and professional/occupational licenses
• A driving record check

All these are simple, easy-to-perform checks.

• An asset search (What is he worth?)
• Drug/alcohol abuse [Private investigator usually needed]
• Has he ever been bankrupt?
• Tag check (Does he own the car he drives or is it registered to someone else?)
• Atlas search (What do people think of him?) [Information professional recommended]
• Surveillance [Private investigator needed]

You can easily perform all these checks (except those requiring the services of a P.I.) using BackgroundCheckGateway.

To begin, go to Step 2.

Of course, if you need assistance, we're always ready to help!