This was useful for us in the above scenario for the month of August as we delayed a few invoices by 30 days as a precaution since we had no crystal ball to see how long the recovery would take.  

I have a lot of crystal chandeliers and it was recently mentioned to me by a male friend that the lighting may be turning off potential buyers as it is very over the top.

Be real cognizant to protected classes if denying a tenant on something you learn via a social media search.Note lying on an application is crystal clear reason for not choosing a potential tenant.

Pound pavement.Meet local BrokersUnfortunately there is no crystal ball I pounded pavement for 6 months before I got my first deal.

Although I have no magic crystal ball - On a gut jobDepending on how extensive you are guttingWindows/Electric/HVAC/Plumbing $45 - $65 per SF is a fair Guesstimate

He should respect the fact that you want to be crystal clear in his expectations before wasting his time with deals he doesn't want.

So I understand @Stanford Neal Mead only if we could have bought a crystal ball from Amazon back then, SMH.

Because I don't want to pay for someone who lies or changes their mind.I'm crystal clear about what I am looking for, so people can easily weed themselves out before paying the application fee.The tenants pay the whole fee to the website I am using. 

No one has a crystal ball.

The biggest problem landlords have in pre screening is not being crystal clear as to what their cut off requirements are.