Need advice for finding renters in San Antonio

[Betty Cruz]

I am looking for some San Antonio landlord advice - how picky are y'all? I'm hard pressed to find potential renters who don't have major financial blemishes, let alone criminal records to boot. It seems every potential tenant has at least a few accounts in collections. Is this common? Should I rent to them? I've decided I have a hard-fast rule against felonies and recent arrests involving violence or drugs. And I know not to rent to anyone with evictions on their record. But if rent history is good and criminal history checks out, do you deny an applicant based on accounts in collections? I'm thinking if they don't pay their bills, why do I think they would pay their rent?