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Start with the document checklist above, then review the criteria for the specific home. If income requirements, credit criteria, occupancy limits, or any other screening requirement are unclear, ask Vida for the written criteria before paying the nonrefundable fee. This overview is not a qualification decision.

Vida's standard guarantor benchmark is a screening score of at least 650 and verifiable gross income of at least four times the monthly rent. Scores of 620–649 may receive manual review when income, housing stability, and the remaining credit history support it.

A guarantor must complete a separate application and authorized screening, document income, have no unpaid housing balances or material pattern of recent housing or financial delinquency, and sign the required guaranty. A qualified guarantor may help with insufficient income, a 580–619 score, or limited credit history. It does not override fraud, unpaid landlord balances, serious lease violations, or disqualifying eviction or criminal history. Contact Vida before paying if you plan to use this option.

For regular employment, start with your two most recent consecutive pay stubs. New employment may be verified with a signed offer letter stating guaranteed pay, hours, and start date. Variable income requires a documented average, not your highest paycheck.

Self-employment is reviewed using documented net income available to the household, not gross business revenue. Tax returns, a current profit-and-loss statement, and bank statements may be required. Military pay, benefits, and other income need the applicable current statements. You do not have to disclose child support or alimony unless you want it considered. Upload sensitive records only through the authorized application process, not website chat.

A landlord's refusal to respond does not automatically count against you. Vida uses your signed authorization to request verification and may ask for a lease, ledger, rent receipts, or other reliable records instead. Tell us about inaccurate or disputed information so it can be reviewed before a decision.

Missing items are requested together with a three-business-day response deadline. Documented extensions may apply for third-party delays, reasonable accommodations, or other circumstances outside your control. A file closed for missing documents is not the same as a screening denial.

Vida's policy uses a five-year review of verified eviction judgments and completed evictions. A filing alone is not proof of lease noncompliance. Identity, case outcome, resolved balances, disputed information, and relevant circumstances must be reviewed.

Relevant criminal convictions receive a seven-year review measured from completion of the sentence, probation, or parole, with an individualized assessment of the conduct, time elapsed, subsequent history, and supporting context. Arrests without conviction, dismissed charges, acquittals, and sealed or expunged records are not treated as convictions. Sensitive or conflicting records and proposed exceptions go to the qualifying broker for review; a record appearing on a report is not an automatic decision.

Check the listing for the deposit, application fee, utilities, pet charges, and any other required charges. Ask us to clarify anything missing before you apply; costs can differ by property.

Yes. Applying in DoorLoop is the preferred and fastest path. If you are not ready to apply, complete Vida’s short pre-screen and request an available time. A request is not confirmed until Vida responds.

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Review the property's pet information before applying. For an assistance animal or a disability-related accommodation, contact Vida to discuss the request; assistance animals are not pets.

No. Review priority begins when the household application is complete, not when it is started. Approval alone does not reserve a home. Approved applicants receive written holding requirements with a 48-hour deadline; any extension must be documented. Required payments and any reservation agreement must be completed as stated before the home is secured.