Mid term renting question

[Patty Nisbet]

We bought a house in March with the intentions to rent our basment for Short term. We did and it was decent! November and December took a nose dive. We get most bookings on Airbnb. Not many at all on VRBO. Anyway I am thinking to try mid term to traveling nurses for a bit as we are 5 mins away from University and Childrens. 

I don't know why but having mid term scares me a bit. What if we choose the wrong person and they don't take care of it? Also, I gave no idea on how to charge! 

The basement has 2 bedrooms. one with a queen size bed and the other with two twin beds. It has a small kitchen with no stove. I have a ninja foodie with 20 plus cook settings, a toaster oven and microwave. I can get a electruc burner too. There just isn't ventalation that cooking may not be the best. I saw lityle ventalation fans I could look into. 

The other thing is the laundry room is down there and it is our storage. Can we negotiate laundry time?  We can't move laundry upstairs. 

So questions 

1. what ways can we verify this person or two? 

2. Do you think they would rent with cooking gadgets and no stove? 

3. How do I create a lease? I hear they are expensive? 

4. How do I figure out a good rental price? Is there a site I can do a background check? I have a child so want to be safe. What references do I ask for?

5. is the paper work different with the county and home insurance for midterm than short term? 

I know a ton of questions! I hope someone can help!