., that knew me and were ok with going there, doing work, billing me afterwards, and 3) had a long-term tenant who worked with me for scheduling appointments when needed. 

It was a real estate agent and I asked for the address, so that I could drive by and he wanted to have all kinds of information first: where I worked, how much money I make, where I've lived before and....and...and.....but wouldn't give me the address or appointment until.

You should be unreachable until the day before to arrange your walkthrough appointment and key-collection time.

If you're going to be renting in NJ, I suggest starting out by learning the landlord-tenant laws there.http://www.state.nj.us/dca/divisions/codes/offices...https://www.lsnjlaw.org/Publications/Pages/Manuals...To learn about Section 8, I'd suggest making an appointment with the housing authority.  

@Shawn Breyer Make an appointment at the housing authority office to find out how to terminate the Section 8 tenant.  

They handled all the showings and no shows (ppl not showing up for scheduled appointments, that would drive me crazy).

I suggest you go to their office and make an appointment to talk to them about what you can do, including if you need a new contract, or have to honor the current one, etc.Los Angeles County Section 8 pamphlet on payment standards, etc.The HUD contract with the landlord, usually includes that the landlord can't evict the tenant except for cause.  

In addition with the number of tenants I have it would take me a week to call, make appointment and meet with every one to collect rent.

Just make sure you understand it.The PHAs are always looking for landlords, so don't be shy about going in and asking for an appointment to go over what would be involved.Now that I know more about the program, as a voucher-holder, I think the bad rep of voucher holders is usually the landlord's fault for not screening them well.  

I had appointments with my handyman to do some work, she was unavailable.