I have been a landlord for over 30+ years and have settled on a screening process that seems to work well.

What a story, I am going up my screening criteria again!

Those people were con artist and they saw me coming with a sign on my head called Sucker but I tend to think of the positive and this experience thought me the value of screening your tenants.

How would you handle marketing, showings, screening applications?

Maybe it is just my eyes or my screen. 

Has decent rates and I screened them with a questionnaire I got in the forums here.

A well established full house management will do at least the following: guest communication, house inspections to check cleaning and that nothing is missing, claim support IF there are issues, guest screening and “party prevention”, restocking of supplies, coordination for maintenance, safety and security of the house, work with you on city regulations, dynamic pricing, manage the listing online, cleaning management, monthly reports there is a lot ... but there are great STR management companies out there providing a ton of value.

Never short cut the pre-screening process!

Many people ask me how I do so well in the Mill and these connections have been my life blood.  

They can help you screen, collect security deposit, collect and automate monthly rents, and provide renter's insurance.