Because the home was owned by a single woman with health issues, the home is in disrepair but not abused, other than her dogs ruining the carpets.  

Of course I can't abuse it..

For the ones I handle on my own, one state limits the use of application fees to actual costs and you must return any amount not used by you if you deny the application, so might work there.  

The last thing you want/need is this tenant to be injured while doing such work, only to find your liability insurance will deny the claim based upon such an “arrangement”.Also, if you are rehabbing and flipping houses, do not purchase the materials foryour contractors as this too will imply an employee/employer relationship.Get your bid.Pay your contractor and have him buy his own materials based on the bid.

The intent of the law was to prevent unscrupulous landlords from accepting rental application fees without letting the prospective tenant know their rental criteria and then denying them.

The bid was denied and kept "on file as a backup".

Also, go watch Denis Leary's documentary "Burn".  

I think I was just impressed by the integration with vendors such as Uber/Lyft, etc, where you have a lot more flexibility with the approach;  variety of drivers/routes, access to several different target markets, and it's less permanent or less focused to just one vehicle like a bus ad or a car wrap. 

@Karl Krentzel  on another thread that was going around yesterday there is a bunch of fraud going on right now with bogus buyers and sellers trying to snake small dollars out of investors.And for that reason alone many Realtors chimed in that their brokerages now require verified prequals before they will show property or write offers.. this to keep agents from getting abused and others getting ripped off by this new wave of Nigerian sucker stuff.And again along with the reality at least in our market No prequel and your not going to buy much if anything..

My problem is that I was denied because I don't have enough credit rating even though I have really good credit.