In November I submitted my shared-housing application to Chicago’s BACP, with the hopes using my basement unit as a short term rental unit (Airbnb, VRBO, FF, etc.). 

And, this should go without saying, but always defer to Fair Housing guidance, ensure you're treating everyone equally, and keep diligent records of all applications for 5 years.

I would think that would turn off a lot of applicants, peopel want their own place to have some freedom.  

The best way to protect yourself investing in NYC is to buy higher quality assets and require exceptional credit credentials from your applicants to obtain approval to rent.

Just trying figure out how to get a good pool of applicants.

The indicators that I will highlighting are total vacancies and total inquires.An ExplanationForgive me if this is elementary to some of you but it is necessary to explain for a better understanding.There is a direct correlation between the number of vacancies one has and the amount of inquiries, showings, applications, and ultimately signed leases that one receives.

Before I fill out a loan application I need to know if you care what kind of dog I have?

For screening, I use either Zillow's application process or if not coming through Zillow, apartments.com to run the credit and background checks.

I currently have my property listed on Zillow and have had a ton of scam applications.

We here at Aslan have over 70 investors, so we can definitely get creative and look for programs that are applicable to your unique situation.