You can see how many contacts and applications they've had.

What’s the application fee?

Professional tenants target mom and pop landlords with poor screening processes...rather than large class A and B properties with professional screening processes that disqualify most problem applicants...and lots of neighbors who actually pay their bills.  

If the house is nice, it will attract applications. 

I would have them get rid of the application fee.

A word of advice, if a tenant seems really needy/chummy in the application process that is how they will be as a neighbor.

Many tax laws are open to interpretation and even an incorrect application abuse of the law is probably not getting anyone thrown in jail especially when they will eventually pay their taxes on the money. 

EXAMPLE: Had an applicant several years ago.

Also, since you like Sherwin products, their Superpaint works pretty well for this type of application.

The city told us that all the owners of the 6 properties had to submit and sign a new subdivision application so that the city could issue permits and turn utilities on for the investors that were requesting it.