Only pay them after they are out and keys are in your hand.In the future, study the law and figure out how to remove tenants without using the court system.

Nobody will ever respect you for the blood, sweat, and tears you will go through dealing with all of the pain and agony of trying to navigate such a ridiculous system.

We have an in house risk assessment system that includes credit, property value and other factors to score a loan.

These are 1930 buildings with old plumbing and electrical systems.

I would not trust random people on the internet  LOLmy guess though is you do.. their might be a few states were you don't need a license but not many if any is my thought on it.  

Did you get a sprinkler system? 

IMHO Have campaigns for phone text email follow upHave a phone system Have a text system Have an email system Have chat both external and internal Have webforms Have RVMHave conference roomsHave file storage Have a CRM attached and seamlessly churning data  I use calltext.com however I also own it. 

How old is the HVAC system?

Ive received literally hundreds of leads through their lead system/Find An Agent, and have never converted a single one.

As Jay mentioned, massive power requirement that will not get cheaper in time, and along with large water requirements for cooling the rack systems, so targeting locations that provides these necessities is key.