So you will need to have skin in the game.

Applicant credit scores should be treated with a high level of care and should not be handed out when they aren't assured that you are locking them up and taking due care with private and sensitive data.So, many places, including the screening company we used for years before moving to a PM, provide a suitability score rather than the actual credit score. 

I also like that I do not have to personally handle their sensitive info (SSN/etc).

I think the more skin the buyer has in the game the better off the seller would be. but a $100K note with $6500 to reinstate and $15K in repairs?

Applicants are sensitive to application fees, so I use zillow for applications because they will see 2 things.

As a 3rd-party real estate consultant that has no skin in the game other than what I charge, I provide exactly what you've described—unbiased, no-nonsense, and straightforward advice.

Note that I do not put a lot of time into due diligence until the "contract to hold" meeting, when they put some skin in the game.At the "contract to hold" meeting, I collect an amount equal to one month's rent.

They have the lease on file, and you should be able to see it with any sensitive information blacked out, they just don't like to give it to you.

It's entirely possible you have a super sensitive derriere that needs pampering.

This wasn't a problem for us but I would certainly steer clear of any projects that are time sensitive and require some kind of planning.