For example, it may be something like this:Minimum Requirements:- Min credit score of 600- No felonies- No past evictions- 3x rent as income- No pet dogs- Max of 2 people per bedroom- Relatively clean car, non-slovenly appearance (no trash in car, no tattered clothes, etc.)- (you probably have more criteria, etc.)In the event of 2+ apps meeting the min requirements received within 2 days of each other (you could make this 1 day, or 3 days, or whatever):- App with the highest credit score gets accepted first, if credit scores are more than XX points apart (20, 30, whatever you decide).- If the 2 apps with the highest credit scores are within XX points of each other, the app with the highest total income gets accepted.You could decide income is more important than credit score, or something else entirely, just decide your criteria and write it down.

Didn't expect to have to be on my knees scooping out dirt to expose the valve handle under the dirt so I was on nice clothes hahaha.

While your friends are financing clothing, cars, and vacations you will be investing your time to find ways to create good debt, in the form of REI.

Pet owners spend thousands of dollars on vet bills, obedience school, treats, clothes, toys, etc. for their pets, so requiring a pet deposit has never raised an eyebrow.

Thank you for your time and consideration. 1) Not really. 2) Credit, income, landlord reference, eviction record, criminal record, cleanliness of vehicle and clothes, type of pet(s) (if any), quantity of people they want to have occupy the unit. 3) We already market our units a little below market rent so that we can get a good pool of applicants to choose from.

It includes couches, beds, a little clothing, but also a large file cabinet full of documents (that may need properly disposed of, I have not looked at them yet).

Now a few of the others steps he should do ( if he is professional he may not need to do a few , drop cloth,tape,ect..)

Clothes get shoved to the back racks with 80% discounts to make them disappear.

There's a mall (too much emphasis on women's clothing for my taste, but its been years since I've been there) and a bunch of more interesting shops north of the mall.

These are the best books that I've found for beginners for fix-and-flip and wholesaling:------------------------------------------------"FLIP: How to Find, Fix, and Sell Houses for Profit"Rick Villani and Clay DavisISBN-10: 0-07-148610-0ISBN-13: 978-0-07-148610-1"Getting Started in Real Estate Day Trading"Larry GoinsISBN-13: 987-0-470-41862-8 (cloth)------------------------------------------------As for earnest money deposit, it's not legally required for a valid binding contract (EMD is a deposit not consideration), unless the parties specifically agree in the contract that EMD is required or there is an unusual situation like California pre-foreclosure of an owner occupied home (in that situation CA law requires a nominal cash EMD of about $100 if I recall correctly), and some other states have some inane consumer protection laws regarding pre-foreclosure of owner occupied homes.Having said all that, if you are buying from a For Sale By Owner (FSBO), then I suggest using a 0% interest promissory note for the EMD, that is redeemed upon completion of the inspection period or upon contract assignment, whichever occurs first.