Tenant Screen Timeline

[Tracy Uscinski]

I have listed my first rental apartment ☺ My parameters were set high in the listing to avoid too much traffic for tenants who would not qualify. It was listed 13 days ago, I have had 8-inquiries, 2-showings and 1 of which submitted an application and was screened yesterday. The other who saw the apartment has messaged me a couple of times since the showing, expressing interest but has not submitted an application. I had envisioned having several qualified applicants and choosing the best fit from among them. Is it unprofessional to make the tenant applicant wait a few more days to see if other applications come in? I also do not want to wait too long a lose a potentially good tenant. Thanks for your input!