If you conduct several showings that first weekend, I would instruct each application to return their application by, say, Tuesday so that you can make a decision by Friday (it takes a few days to contact employers and previous landlords).

I COMPLETELY understand. won't move there for sure, just conduct business. 

Screening tenants is really not that complicated (as long as you're rigorous and follow a system), especially with the available electronic tools to conduct background, eviction and employment checks (e.g.

Apart from the style issue, we are conducting our own analysis of the site.  

That team of should be more than capable of conducting thorough assessments of structure, systems, and features of every house.

Just to throw something else out there - since you’ll be going over to fix it anyway, do a full house inspection at the same time if you didn’t conduct one when you purchased.

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---------RENTAL CRITERIAGENERAL REQUIREMENTS1.Each adult (18 years or older) must complete an application to rent and background check authorization form.2.Each applicant must provide a valid government issued picture ID at time of application. 3.Each applicant must qualify individually or together with a co-applicant as a household. 4.An application fee of$40 per application must be paid prior to processing the application.5.Occupancy is based on the number of bedrooms per unit.Maximum occupancy is two persons per bedroom.6.No Pets - no pets allowed on the premises.7.No Smoking - no smoking allowed on the premises.We will not rent to smokers.8.No Drugs - no illegal drugs are allowed on the premises.We will not rent to illegal drug users.9.No Firearms - firearms are not allowed openly on the premises.If a firearm is owned, it must be safely stored.10.We conduct full background checks.

I generally agree with @Russell Brazil and @Chris Seveney about written agreements, but there certainly are a growing number of cases (thanks to text messaging, etc.) where the signed writing requirement has been satisfied by conduct other than a signature on the _______________ line at the end of the agreement.Whether there was a binding contract formed in this instance would require an in depth review of the "contract" and all of the relevant communications surrounding it.

Prior to purchasing I conducted a inspection and the seller fixed everything necessary.