I am looking for a SECURE, reasonably-priced (preferably free) site that allows prospective tenants to fill out an application online and then have the completed application emailed directly to me (or give me online access to the information)?

Looks like a nice town, but one that probably has limited economic prospects.   

Since I did not have scale, I did all of the property management myself (advertising vacant units, showing property to prospective tenants, minor maintenance, finding and overseeing contractors for major repairs). 

I have tried lists from REWW / Realeflow / Datazapp to try and contact motivated sellers, but the vast majority of these prospects have no interest in selling their property or want too much.

I would tell the prospective tenant that I will continue to take complete applications until it is rented.

i am thinking of using this but i am a lawyer and even though we use docusign a lot in legal stuff.. i still kind of like good ole fashioned ink but my prospectives are out of town too.

You may get a few dead leads and unqualified people but how many can depend on a variety of things (location, rent amount, listing description, etc.).To effectively screen prospective tenants, you can/should ask for W-2 forms, recent pay stubs, employment verification, landlord referral letters, and conduct a background check on them as well.

I know Zillow has an option to allow prospective tenants to click on a requested timeframe, although you'll still have to respond to the email. 

I’ve got a prospective property in my sights with the following data included below.

As I've heard on the podcast and within my own research, the taxes are just part of the expenses to consider in a prospective property.