You can narrow them down to the top-rated and then read reviews to determine which ones you are interested in.

Tell the applicants (going forward) that you review applications in the order they are provided (this is the safest way to not get in trouble with Fair Housing).There are people out there who use application fees as a way to make money, but the point of the fee is to reimburse yourself for the cost / time administered in running the background check and reviewing references.

I've submitted mine and my wife's information to two lenders (one mortgage broker, one through B&W) and we've been waiting on replies from both for pre-approval for going on two weeks. We're going to start viewing...

If you happen to find something there I would highly recommend having it reviewed by a real estate attorney before using it.Good luck!

I'd purchase a resale certificate before the auction and review their financials, governing documents and minutes. 

I work for a municipality, working with developers to develop their land, reviewing the engineering side of things.  

So you can do one of three things:(1) prepare a mock 1040 as you normally would as this will give you a high level of accuracy if prepared correctly;(2) review your previous returns and determine your effective tax rate, then apply that rate to this years earnings; (3) have a CPA do it.I get this request all the time so I've built a template for myself that allows me to quickly estimate a client's tax liability.

Then towards the top is the last report they released which was in Q2 2015  (It doesn't take long to review it.)http://www.allpropertymanagement.com/rental-rankin...

Many applications I reviewed while developing mine asked potential tenants for bank and credit card account numbers and balances.  

I review their records and conduct a detailed inspection of the rental prior to renewal.