This family is currently searching for a home, and our agent, who also represents them, has generously offered to waive any commission for connecting us.After outlining our standard tenant qualifications—which encompass application requirements, income verification, rental history, credit score, background checks, a non-smoker policy, occupancy guidelines, pet policy, application fees, and move-in costs—our agent indicated that the extensive discussions and adherence to these requirements "equals a full commission of one month's rent."

How does credit and past rental history look?

.; rent medians and lower and upper bounds, typical days on market before securing a tenant, local vacancy rates, tenants' typical income, education level, employment opportunities, credit, and rental history).

Realtors can chip in here for past history and future trend as I am no expert.Second, $6000 annual cost (towards negative cash flow) is but a small fraction of $80,000 additional monies that otherwise would go towards DP just to break even. 

And without a credit history . proof of employment , passing a background check to rent will be difficult

It's advisable to use a holistic approach, considering factors like rental history, income verification, and references.

My daughter just turned 17 and started waitressing in November.

People who don't live down here couple these together but there is a lot of history and they have distinct names, so it's good to know the differences when investing down here. 

I get to see their credit score, current credit situation, employment history and current, eviction history, criminal record.

He initially said that because they were husband's wife he did not have to fill out an application and then I told him that all rental agencies in our town make them do it he grudgingly did it, but he's not said anything about his employment history and he has no current income