There is also an acre lot and garage and the price point is well below any equivalent newer trailers or stick built homes of similar size in the area (probably 50% of their value).

Personally we wouldn’t want the tenant trying to find a new person to fill the lease, as we think we have a better idea of who we want from screening applicants and we have a way to advertise for them.

I listed my property for rent, and there's someone interested who recently moved from another state. They claim to have owned four rental properties and a large house which they sold before coming here. However, they ...

It sounds like you are doing more than many PM's.Really screen someone that your going to turn over your property to as a lot of co-hosts I've seen are very inexperienced.

The reason is to keep me from screening out low commission options.

Something of that size your accountant will absolutely tell you to submit a 1099.

., several missing railing spindles, a fist-sized hole in one wall, and new carpet for a small section of the living room).

Use the top three or four discriminators so applicants can screen themselves.Then you need to have clear screening criteria yourself.

I think the biggest issues I've had in the past with other programs is that it's a one size fits all and that's simply not the case.

Investors can say their HOA has various rules, but your sample size is going to be much too small to be meaningful.Instead, I recommend picking some listings you are interested in and researching the HOA rules and fees yourself.