they screen the tenant for income eligibility and require a physical inspection of the property before tenant moves in and on a yearly basis for renewals. 

I would actually like to screen the tenants myself and set my own minimum specifications for them. 

Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of your screen and you can search for other MEMBERS or LOCAL MEETUPS.

Run a credit/screening report on yourself.

Before accepting anyone as a guest, make sure to screen them, verify their identity, and communicate clearly.

Your local apartment owner association is a great resource for best practices for management and screening tenants.

Besides, you should be conducting background screening on ALL tenants. 

I am going to be renting out my first investment property in the next week or so. I was thinking of doing all the checks using my smart move and then double checking with rent spree as it’s free to me in my mls. Is my...

It's also more cost-effective, if you have a good lead screening program in place.

I was thinking of sending them a PDF flyer of something along the lines of "How to screen a tenant", "First time homeowners must do for the first 60 days", "what to expect from your first multi-family property", but i feel that might be a bit to simple.