My daughter was coughing up blood.

c) Get cosigner, credit check them, call student rental references, call student employment references, verify employment, drug test them, take a blood sample, make them pinkie swear not to screw me over, etc.Basically would just like to hear what other college town landlords to to minimize the risk of a bum tenant during the application period.

I didn't go through anything.I specifically explained to the leader of this group of young working-professional tenants (who is amazingly, a young realtor) that the county we live in only permits up to 4 unrelated people to live in a house, and that I was allowing 5 because it was ok with the county, since 2 of them are related by blood.

Tenants and prospective tenants are really like sharks that smell one drop of blood in the water.

I walk my dog 3 miles a day, everyday, and so far in three years I've had $200-300 in vet bills, and in the last 6 months cleaned blood off my dog 4 times, in 7 different fights.

It should be relatively painless, you maintain your cash flow and there is no bad blood.

The following is acceptable forms of proof of income (blah blah), If self employed then the following is acceptable. 3 reference letters signed by blah blah, 4th grade teachers signature that you were a good kid, 2 pints blood to be stored for emergencies.

Tenants may not be aware (some are) but blood sucking attorneys are.

Plus it keeps your blood pressure down because you don't have to deal with that kind of person.  

Tons of noise and drama, her throwing his furniture into the building hallway while screaming at the top of her lungs, cops being called, and even his blood on her - she'd attacked him!