Your rental/ open house policy

[Jeremy Marek]

Question for you Landlords out there: What is your process for showing a unit and screening tenants? I have heard that some landlords require an application and background (which would include a fee) before they will even show the unit. 

When an email or call comes in, I just let them know the open house date, without collecting any info. Is that not advised?

My reasoning is that since it's an open house and I usually have a number of people show up, if some show that aren't qualified, it doesn't really impact my time, since I am going to be there already anyway.

Have you found a better way?