@Jay Hinrichs For us these would be handled just like any other hardship payment plan request--  a routine part of doing business.

Control over my family's financial future.Separately, my identity is tied to learning and improvement and my daily routine reflects it from the minute I wake up.

Only difference here that makes me uncomfortable is them not having seen the place in person.

This is not true for low credit score applicants, so you need to have a plan in place that provides incentives for you to get paid -- for us, this means having a robust late payment policy that tenants understand and that provides incentives for early communication, routine payments and limits on possible losses.  

And your descriptions of how you handle things are helping me firm up my procedures, systems, routines.

If they are newer or routinely late on rent....sorry not my problem!

My plans are to raise the rent by $200 a month next year but I am still uncomfortable that this is a slow process to get them closer to market rate.  

I have one now that was at least willing to write the offer, but was uncomfortable about it.NJ is a new area for me, and finding a good agent has been the biggest issue for me.

I found traps containing this substance on the rental side but I do not have a toxicity report from a vet (I was too distraught to ask for one).I removed the toxic traps, I do not trust my renter,  and I am uncomfortable living with a person who violated my request.

Service or personal calls, especially routine rent-collection calls that happen according to a predictable schedule, aren't safe.