Just trying figure out how to get a good pool of applicants.

The indicators that I will highlighting are total vacancies and total inquires.An ExplanationForgive me if this is elementary to some of you but it is necessary to explain for a better understanding.There is a direct correlation between the number of vacancies one has and the amount of inquiries, showings, applications, and ultimately signed leases that one receives.

A drywall guy once told me that a quick way to calculate a whole house worth of work is to multiply the living sq footage by 3.5 then divide that by 48 sq ft ( 12 ft drywall ) and then multiply times per sheet cost.This is probably more applicable for new construction or full gut jobs.

Before I fill out a loan application I need to know if you care what kind of dog I have?

A shoe store may want a vanilla box, with minimal TI.  

In my STRs, I have a little store at one property with eggs, honey, soaps, etc and that has done extremely well.

Your strategy may work attracting good tenants, but be careful disregarding applications or denying the property to qualify individuals that are protected class.

For screening, I use either Zillow's application process or if not coming through Zillow, apartments.com to run the credit and background checks.

I currently have my property listed on Zillow and have had a ton of scam applications.

We here at Aslan have over 70 investors, so we can definitely get creative and look for programs that are applicable to your unique situation.