Channel all applicants to walk the property with your father at the agreed upon time and date.  

.- The MTR strategy is great and you have the advantage of listing it with multiple different platforms.  3/2 will attract a certain type of of MTR client, one that travels with families most likley or displaced families, so your pool of applicants may be a little limited- If the long term play is appreciation, than breaking even sounds good.

Whenever we get an application from someone that we get on Furnished Finder (and full disclaimer... we are new at this so haven't done a lot of them yet) I ask for their recruiter and staffing agency on the application and add it to a spreadsheet.

Had one the other day immediately start badgering me over application fees and having to provide references.

@Aryan Strauss In a non-smoking building we have lost prospective very qualified applicants because of smokers off the premises.

I've gone through eviction court proceedings, ran thousands of background/credit checks for application, made numerous leases, dealt with repairs and whole house renovations when a few tenants nearly destroyed properties, and worked with property management companies on the HOA units. 

I have on property I'm going to fully remodel in the coming weeks and three people have already asked to be on a waiting list to submit an application to rent it out.

By way of example, I've expereinced instances where the design professional submits drawings and once approved by the municipality, a contractor must associate with the permit, in other instances the contractor must be listed on the orignial submission and in other cases the contractor is the one responsible for submiting the permit set and permit application.

In order to make sure you're optimizing your tax advantages and adhering to all applicable requirements, even while I can offer broad advise, I suggest speaking with a tax professional or accountant who is knowledgeable with real estate taxation.

Another time a couple told the mortgage company that they were getting a divorce, which sabotaged their mortgage application.