Be enthusiastic and nice in your first message, in all subsequent responses, in your first face-to-face interaction and in any phone calls/texts you have during your guests' stay.

I have been a stay at home mum forever and now kids are big enough that I can go and work ..I am an outdoor enthusiast work part time now as a Teacher naturalist ,I love the job but ofcourse it pays nothing !

@Carlos AppezattoThe example of what to ask a prospective caller I gave was just a blanket example, you need to set your own criteria but the basic of pre screening applicants is " you just gave them the minimum" that you would even consider meeting with them to show the unit.The other posters have given good tips and I think one thing you could do is have someone "Shop" your realtor.. act like a prospective tenant to call or contact, and see how long it takes for a reply, how enthusiastic the person is to meet and show the unit.. and how quickly they can get an appointment.In the rental business we were shopped occasionally even by our own property owners, so we were prompt with calls, gave fair and equal treatment to applicants, and were good sellers of our units for the owners.. in fact their are businesses out there that hire people to shop apartments just for this purpose.

We feel that the statements made by Passco were false at best and our trust in them has gone from being enthusiastic investors, to one that wishes the property would be sold and our investmet funds returned before this property goes into bankruptcy.

@Syeed Lateef,This is not an endorsement I'm just really excited and enthusiastic about getting involved in real estate and would like to hear about other like-minded folks experiences in real estate.

It's important that you learn to establish this good rapport quickly as not everyone has the time or patience for those who are less than enthusiastic about building their business

(He has not had an increase in more than 5 years.)Another BP enthusiast said it may be possible for the VA benefits to increase proportionate to future rent increases.

I was contacted by a seller with an enthusiastic vision of building a 10 lot subdivision on his and his neighbors adjoining property.

The man was a wealth of information and spoke about real estate and fixing and flipping houses so passionately and enthusiastically that it was hard not to get excited about it just listening to him.

Ideally I would like to work with someone who is enthusiastic and good with people but I realize ideally doesn't work all the time.