How do you scan the application before requiring the deposit .i want to avoid making tenants pay unless they are going to really be in the running for the apartment. undefined I look at court records first to see if the applicants have any eviction or criminal records.

@Chris Youssi please do not take offense to my disagreement.

So, you know - no offense or anything - but I would suggest getting off your high horse and heading back to paradise where your judgments might mean something, bro.

However, you are a landlord, your only concern should be if they pay their rent on time, keep your place clean with no damages and are not doing any criminal activity in your property. 

The seller said my offer was offensive btw.  

Of course, eviction, criminal history, references. 

If so, it's not an offensive baseless low-ball offer.

No offense but you don't seem to be a very qualified manager so I would recommend keeping tenants on a month-to-month so the next buyer can screen their own applicants and use a lease they are comfortable with.

I completed my Bachelors in Criminal Justice in about 2.5 years while deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan all while having a new born. 

Violent offense?