Post nearby cross streets in the ad, and when people contact you for more information, you can go through a series of questions to vet them before you give out the address.

He's the reporter who did 2 article Series on a professional tenant who was probably the worst in the country (the article and thread are also herein BP). 

@Dean Klein, since the owner has been in the area for so long, i would chat with him if he can recommend you some local vetted tradesmen/handyman.there is a very fine line between "there's the new guy, lets get some money from him" and "there's the new guy, i want to work with him, he's a good guy".also, score the BP for the sub30k threads or how to harden my rentals. this may or may be not a full-time "job".remember, even in bad areas, people want nice things. look for "lazy landlord" series and @Steve Maduro as a start.

It was a long series of conversations to even get to the point where my family member agreed to raise rents.

I write a mystery series set around a dog kennel, and I'm a total research geek to boot--not to mention having learned a great deal from the BP forums! 

A very small percentage of these folks actually reestablish contact and proceed with the application.Pros: (1) ABC "Always Be Closing" - ask for the "sale" at the closing on someone who seems solid; "A" tenants don't have a chance to get placed by someone else in the meantime or flake out when it comes to meet for the receipt of the deposit to hold(2) Streamlines the process IF the applicants check out (see below)Cons: (1) sketchy people have dressed nice and behaved long enough for me to accept their deposit (and then I am aghast when I start doing my screening) which finds me awkwardly returning the deposit on someone who was quite as good in reality as they claimed on paper(2) no time to do proper due diligence before accepting moneyI know some landlords take several apps (either all at one showing or in series over several showings within a day or two, then contact their "best choice" to offer the unit to them.My concern is there is a delicate dance that needs to be executed with great applicants, as they are looking for a place for the next month and can't sit idly waiting for a landlord to call them after reviewing their application.  

My advice here is in line with that given by several attorney members on BP, you can search the topic for other posts.The advocates for small separate LLCs usually have a vested interest in their advice, they create entities, advise to each one on a separate billing, they write more insurance policies creating higher costs and commissions or they may be the accountant who bills for the additional time of consolidation and tax returns required.A much better solution is to use a Series LLC, that automatically sets up the concept of a parent and separate subsidiary type entities.

Then they began a series of questions and minor complaints. 

Consider that in your rental criteria and possibly even requiring your renters follow a course or book series to get on the path to financial freedom.

I'm not sure if you know but there has been a series of constructions of new buildings for dorms on the campus.