Hey fellow BPers, what is your approach to screening tenants?

No way you can use a flat estimate for every property....you'll be in real trouble if you do.    

Is it professional to just flat out ask the lender for the name of the appraiser they use?

So far he’s - Chewed up privacy screen-Dug up backyard and creating weak spots around fencing poles-Chewed up electrical outlet in the back yard-And chewed up outdoor faucet freeze covering.

However, if your budget is $250k, you can find a 2-flat in the Southside of Chicago rather than a condo. 

Ever since then each time someone called and asked about the space and said they are gym I just flat out turned them down.  

The rest won't risk their credit and their homes long-term for an undisclosed period of short-term "free" rent.As has been discussed ad infinitum on this platform, your screening process should not allow for tenants with bad credit. 

Screening tenants to rent out property at this time, moving slowly due to Pandemic.

Tell tenant 2 that they both signed the lease and if he doesn't want to find a roommate (him find, not you, but you screen) for the last few months, then he can give notice early and move out.

With all that's going on in society right now, be extra careful to screen screen screen your rental applicants, and do so beyond the standard credit/background checks, especially since here in Chicago eviction courts are shutdown.