Consider all the things that could go wrong and see if the lease addresses them: unauthorized pets or tenants, early termination, security deposit, lease violations, late rent, eviction, lawn maintenance, parking, etc.5.

Prior to anyone submitting an application ensure you share your rental criteria clearly ( i.e. credit score, your preference on acceptance of rental collections, evictions, felonies, misdemeanors, pets etc. ) as well as sharing any additional charges ( i.e. monthly pet rent, pet deposit(s), security deposits, admin fees etc. ) people unqualified will usually "walk" as this stage and that is where you will save time. 3.

Typically lenders would request 2 months of rental receipt + bank statement showing the tenant paying the 2 months of rent to the landlord OR 1 months of rent + security deposit if the lease just started.

I offered to add the 2 dogs to the existing lease for a refundable deposit of one months rent. 

I have had a number of questions (how to handle land contract payments, how to set up security deposit refunds, etc.) and between their online support and responses to my questions via email, I have yet to run into a situation I couldn't address. 

In addition to trash and some other problems I'm wondering if the theft is enough to keep the deposit.

She found a house, i paid the usual fees (pet deposit, security deposit, first month rent.)

Can the 3 weeks in lost rent be taken out of the old tenant's security deposit or would we need to seek for those damages separately in court?

Think of it this way: if we were to screen tenants on criminal background, credit, eviction history, landlord references, and income (3X that of rent and employee verified), even with 25 tenant applications, it's difficult to find a reliable tenant to match all those criteria.

Can you match it?