I went to college, not that it is mandatory, and I got a business degree that emphasized real estate.  

I would state that this is one of the reasons that most landlords here on BP do not place as great an emphasis on credit scores, but emphasizing rental history is a different story.

I would just emphasized that they are qualified together. 

If your FICO (clarify and emphasize) FICO score drops when you close an account it is because you've lowered your available credit and increased your utilization ratio.

Thank them for always being considerate enough to never let it slip past "X" date, but emphasize that it would be best for all if it came a week earlier rather than a week late. 

I won't expand here because that isn't the purpose of this site, but I cannot emphasize enough the importance of this spiritual aspect when trying to change people.4.

Emphasize MARKET RENT - theyve been paying below market rent for all these years so youre actually doing them a huge favor this whole time. 

emphasize at renewal that since late rent is taking a huge 'domino effect' in late fees ur being assessed for mortgage, tax, etc, u need to start assessing a daily late fee and of course add it to the new lease agreement good luck and dont forget show appreciation of how they take care of place =d

Not to scare you away, but mention it to emphasize the significant difference between RE and finance.

We have learned to encourage him to follow through, act like it doesn't phase us, that we are confident in our position, emphasizing that we do everything by the book.