Once you go through an eviction you will get a great deal of satisfaction from actually evicting a worthless blood sucking tenant.

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.

I was like that, but I did it with the sugar approach.  

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

I personally do not sugar coat my responses and do not attempt to simply make people feel good about them selves or their decisions.

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.