Is renter screening required?

No. Applicants can apply without screening. You order Starter, Essential, or Complete when you want reports on the application. They complete consent; you still decide.

Who pays for screening?

You choose per property—applicant, your organization, or either. List prices are $25, $35, and $45 plus a small EchoPM fee. County or court fees may apply at checkout.

Can roommates apply together?

Yes. Co-applicants join one household application so documents and status stay together through approval and signing.

What does my team see day to day?

A single applications queue: who applied, what’s missing, and where each file stands—without digging through email.

What happens after we approve someone?

Create a lease from the approved application, merge your terms library, send for in-app or provider signature, activate, and start rent and resident portal access on the same platform.

Do renters see our internal notes?

No. Renters see clear status in their account. Screening notes and internal detail stay on the manager side.

When does rent collection start?

After the lease is active, residents can pay in the portal and your team sees payments in EchoPM.

Can we start with just new vacancies?

Many teams do. Run new listings on EchoPM first and expand as you’re ready—we’ll help with onboarding.

Platform overview

Leasing & applications

From application to signed lease

List a unit, review the household, order screening when you want it, and send the lease from the same record.

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Apply · Unit 4B

Tenant portal

Riverside Apts

Unit 4B application

Draft

Full name

Employment

Income

Submit application

Same application

Applications

Manager

Inbox · Riverside

Jordan Lee

Unit 4B · 2 bed

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Sam Rivera

Unit 2A · Screening

Screening

Waiting for applicant

Same record updates both sides

The problem

Leasing breaks when information is scattered

Vacancies stall when listings, applications, screening, and leases live in different tools. Your team retypes data, applicants drop off, and no one is sure what happens next.

Why EchoPM

One thread from listing to signed lease

EchoPM keeps the unit, the household, optional screening, the decision, and the lease on the same record—so any manager can pick up the file. Renters apply free on EchoPM listings.

Typical stack

Scattered leasing tools

A listing site, a separate apply form, a screening login, and a Word lease
Household data retyped into the lease after you say yes
Applicants pay to apply, then wait without a status page
Only the person who started the file knows where it is

On EchoPM

One application record

Live listing tied to a real unit
Household applies once; screening is optional on that file
Approve and send the lease without retyping names or rent
$0 to apply for renters on EchoPM listings

See EchoPM vs other platforms

What you get back

Less chasing. Fewer drop-offs. A file anyone can finish.

Time
No second stack at approval
Names, rent, and the unit are already on the application. You send the lease from that record instead of rebuilding it.
Effort
One file the whole team can open
Handoffs do not restart the process. Status lives on the application, not in someone’s inbox.
For renters
Apply free, see what’s needed
Renters apply to a specific unit from their phone, invite roommates, and complete remaining items in their account.

How it works

Five steps, one thread

Apply, screen, decide, and sign on the same application record.

Publish real vacancies

List units with accurate rent and availability. Renters find current openings—not outdated ads.

Renters apply online

Renters apply to a specific unit from their phone, invite roommates into one household, and submit documents in one place. No application fee on EchoPM listings.

Optional screening

When you want a stronger file, order Starter, Essential, or Complete. Renters complete consent. You still decide approve, conditional, or decline.

One queue for your team

Every application appears in a single portfolio view. Filter by property or status and hand off without restarting the file.

Approve, then send the lease

Turn a yes into a lease from the same household and unit. Merged terms, in-app or connected e-sign, then rent on the same record.

When you want a stronger file

Order screening. They complete consent. You still decide.

Optional Checkr packages live on the application—Starter, Essential, or Complete. ID + selfie is included. Tenants apply free; you order screening only when you want it.

Renter screening

Professional screening, built in

Integrated Checkr Tenant screening—managers order Starter, Essential, or Complete; ID + selfie included. Renters complete consent in EchoPM.

Professional screening, powered by

Starter

$27.49all-inper applicant

ID + selfie included
Criminal background
Sex offender registry
Global watchlist

Essential

$37.49all-inper applicant

ID + selfie included
Everything in Starter
Soft credit report + score
Eviction history

Complete all-in

$47.49all-inper applicant

ID + selfie included
Everything in Essential
Income verification
Assets & bank report

Prices are all-in (Checkr list plus a $2.50 EchoPM fee). Complete all-in is $47.49 — not $45 list.

ID + selfie is included with every package. Distinct from free EchoPM account verification.

ID + selfie is included with every package. You choose who pays per property—applicant, your organization, or either. Screening is optional for applicants; you pay for renewals when you request updated reports. Checkr may bill additional county or court pass-through fees beyond EchoPM list prices. How screening & FCRA roles work

Why it sticks

One application record—not a folder of PDFs

Household, documents, and status together

Co-applicants join one file. Internal notes stay on the manager side. Tenants see clear next steps in their account.

Approve once, then send the lease

The approved household and unit carry into the lease. Address starting points merge at send. Activate and rent starts on the same record.

FAQ

Common questions

Straight answers about how this works on EchoPM.

No. EchoPM does not charge renters an application fee on listings you host on EchoPM. Screening is optional and separate—you order a package when you want a stronger file.

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