I need help to get a renter!!!!

[Abram Edawrd Inman]

So I bought this house back in January, and I fixed it up over the summer. it is a 3 bed 2.5 bath built in 2006. When I listed it I adjusted the rent to be a little higher than the comparables in my area, because it was one of the nicer ones in the area but I can't seem to get a renter. over the last 26 days, I have had 46 inquiries and 14 applications, of those 14 applications about 5 of them passed the background check and credit history check. some of them I could not get ahold of their employer or landlord which was a red flag for me. 

Because I am a full-time college student and I work part-time I ask that the interested parties submit a rental application before I show the house, but many of them refuse to give a rental application unless they can see the house first.

The criteria for what I look for in a rental application are as follows:

Credit report: I look to see if they have had at least 90% or higher on-time payments

Background check: I look to see if they have ever been evicted

Job and rental references: I look for a steady income and make sure they can afford it with what they make I also call their current landlord to make sure they have been a good tenant and confirm the information the tenant gave me.

I currently have it listed at $1650/month with a 12-month lease. Im still getting inquiries but they are coming in slower I generally get about 1-2 a day now. 

I will post the link to the property below so you can take a look at it and tell me what you think. I need some help and suggestions are welcome. I am a first-time landlord and learning as I go.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5100-Hardy-Ct-Kansas-City...