Tenant screening email

[Justin Pumpr]

Hi all,

I've recently posted my ad online to which I'm getting a lot of interest. However, when I send out my screening response I'm seeing a huge fall off.

The process is:

• Receive an inquiry via Trulia, Zillow, Craigslist, or Hotpads
• Respond with my screening question
• If they meet the requirements then I setup a viewing

All communication is done via email at this point, as I  was receiving at least 10 calls a day and don't have time to answer every one.

This is my screening email:

Hi APPLICANT NAME and thanks for your interest!

I'd love to arrange a viewing for the property, but before can you answer these few questions first, so I can make sure you're a good fit:

1. Why are you looking to move to this property/neighbourhood?
2. When do you plan on moving in?
3. What is the combined income of all adults in your household? The minimum gross income requirement is $5,625/month.
4. Can I ask for references from your previous landlords? This will be done during the official application process
5. Are you ok with me performing a background and credit report check during the application? This will be done for each adult 18 and over ($35 fee per person)

Once I've received these details back and assuming everything is ok we can proceed with arranging a viewing.

Thanks!

Justin

Does anybody see any issues with any of this, or is the falloff I'm experience pretty common (i'd say for every 10 inquiries I get, I receive one response to my screening email)?