Tenant Screening & Becoming a Landlord

[Sally Pearson]

Hello! I am house hacking a single-family home in Washington D.C. and have a tenant I FT who seems great. I have a standard lease form from my real estate agent who said she can sign it to make it official for me. Only last thing is to screen the tenant. What are your non-negotiables when screening a tenant, and is this something you do on your own or via some software? My thought is that since it is my first house hack I can do it all myself, but want sound advice. 

Also, if there is anything you recommend adding to the lease agreement beyond the standard stuff - please let me know!