@Pablo Ottenwalder Jr. thanks, I a tried, but am waiting on confirmation.

I have disqualified potential tenants quickly based upon public documents showing convictions, evictions, etc.  1.Fill out preliminary application.2.Verify application for 3 times monthly rent income, pay stubs, no felony, no evictions, at least 1 year on job.3.Query in Iowa Courts Online.4.Query Facebook. 5.Query Polk County Assessor (or county they live in). 6.Contact prior landlords.7.If applicant passes preliminary screening, send online application ($40 fee)8.Review screening for 600+ credit score, on time payments, income, eviction and criminal history.

Am I, as a consumer, required to allow them one more chance to do the work correctly if they blatantly failed to perform on their first visit?

It gave the wife and I a reason to be there and had a great evening.

Right now it is sitting on the market going into winter in Iowa (2 inches of snow today), we all know how many people want to move into a new house in the snow.  

The Iowa pork chops are thick, juicy, delicious, and about $2 a pound.

That's a personal decision, I am i. A

We have a real estate team that specializes in investment property acquisition and I as the property management team evaluate the rental side of this.

So, you have a few options:Take on substantially more challenging projects, both in size/scopeTake on projects that involve a different asset classDeal with challenges related to different geography (I'd think you'd want to move 'up' market)These are the things that you can do one or more of - you may want to think about your options and be realistic too about your capabilities.There's a lot of people doing a lot of different things on these forums, but the above gets you moving 'up' the value chain with regards to developing capabilities, and working towards furthering your 'build' skill-set.All this said, I have a friend that operates in a smaller market in Iowa that's probably a bit closer to what you are doing. 

You and I, as the little guys, get to ride on the coat tails of their greed.