Do you do background/credit score checks on all applicants and have minimums? 

As always, this can be mitigated with proper screening of applicants by verifying rental history and contacting prior landlords about the prospective tenant's past.

Nowadays, people can make paycheck stubs/W2's that look convincing so just make sure you invest in software that gathers verified information on applicants.  

You looked past a red flag right at the outset:"When application was made tenant was I am not going to to have my puppy with me so do not need pet fee or application"Total red flag.

Applications were being lost, or the website wasn't permitting tenants to fill them out.

Is your DSCR ratio greater than 1-meaning are you cash flowing (according to the lender's criteria of mortgage, property taxes and insurance (and HOA) if applicable).

Here are just 10 ways they add value:Tenant Screening & Placement: A professional manager screens hundreds, maybe thousands of applications per year.

.- The management company offers a hands-off approach including coordinating and managing repairs, getting the property rent ready after a move out and placing a tenant from a pool of applicants that may be waiting for a property to be ready.

The market in Racine is much different than Kenosha and we have been having a hard time getting quality tenant applicants.

No property exists in a vacuum.If the city is reviewing a permit application for a landfill nearby that's important to know today.