Any prospective resident with bad credit or a prior eviction is going to have an impossible time finding a place to live.  

You can then give out codes for self-showings, AFTER a prospect meets your basic screening requirements.

What happens if a tenant causes significant damage?

Go to the city and county of your prospective STR and ask for the deed restrictions and/or municipal code, for the specific property.

This also allows for property owners to more easily write-off assets that get damaged/destroyed as the value of these assets is determined as part of the study.

If, any bad tenant could be evicted in a few days and held responsible for the damage they caused.

The lower your price, the worst guests you attract, both in reviewing you and in doing damage to your furnishings. 

Despite the risk of losing their Section 8 status, tenants rarely pay their share.There is likely to be significant damage caused by Section 8 tenants.

You may be profitable, but I'd prefer to avoid the possibility of having to do unnecessary repairs or not holding my tenants accountable for damage when I know their actions might have caused any unforeseen damage. 

Also, consider this copy & paste advice below:Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a Class A property in Class D area, what quality of tenant will you get?