I am trying to get one of mine in the Luxe category and it has been futile - especially when I compare my property to the few Luxe ones in my locale.  

CA has inverse values compared to most of the nation..

I'm struggling to generate extra lead flow from builders, mostly because it's so difficult to identify folks that are doing ground up, business purpose construction. 

Quote from @Levi Perl: The purpose of background screening is to determine a level of risk, and then you decide if you can mitigate that risk.How does a DUI conviction from three years ago impact the tenant's ability to pay rent or maintain the property?

How would this compare with privy and podio?  

But, of course, the Bible does warn us about “wolves in sheep’s clothing.”It ended up costing us $35,000 (I found out later that some people in the Inner Circle class only paid $20k) to be in Lee’s Inner Circle, which I joined for the sole purpose of having funding.

Find comparable rentals on various websites.

I would never do sub to for the purpose of holding long term rentals  ( at least personally) .

There is a lot of inventory in Jersey City, so compared to the rest of the state, there are opportunities there for good STR operators.

I know some landlord's show up with something for them to sign or fill out that they previously (on purpose) forgot to give them, but you could also just be upfront and say a visit is part of your screening process - you check the condition of the rooms to see how the unit is being taken care of.