Having trouble finding a good tenants

[Annette Schneider]

We have one rental unit that is just not attracting qualified tenants. Does anyone have any pointers for lower end apartments? 

Our other units are fully renovated and attract young professionals that can follow directions and have good credit/clean background. We have been inundated with interest but that hasn't resulted in a qualified tenant. We are attracting the desperate to move, bad credit, criminal history and won't someone give us a break - we're not bad people crowd. I'm ready to pull my hair out because its been so much hand holding and nagging to get people to follow through. Is this a normal phenomenon with the lower priced housing? 

We have one set of roommates that I thought would work out but one roommate is not getting around to providing us all we need and finishing credit/background check. The other roommate has excellent credit, passed background check, given us proof of income, follows directions and has been prompt. It looks like this set of roommates if falling apart before they ever could pass the finish line. 

[Bryan Blankenship]

That's why we like to rent to Section 8 tenants.  Less issues once you get them in.  Have you looked into that pool of renters?