I should mention at this point that I had screened the tenants and they had excellent credit scores and rental history with no criminal record.

For example, you'll want to see that they're approved for 3 bedrooms if you're renting out a 3 bedroom property.If the voucher looks good, and it's an applicant you think you might be interested in renting to, then you'd have them fill out an application and you'd screen them like any other applicant.   

Both are financially strong ( all of our investors are accredited) and have other relationships with the banks.There are also some smallish private equity funds that will lend at interest rates in the 8-9% range on portfolios of notes, minimum loan size starts at $1,000,000 with 60% max LTV.In both instances the lenders want to see the quality and performance of the underlying notes being used as collateral.

Although unlikely if you screen well, I prefer keeping things separate & requiring my tenant to get utilities under his own name.

Shows a photo on the screen of the yard before and after.CA J.

I would not ask the question nor would I accept a tenant that I have not approved through my normal tenant recruitment and screening process.

It can also depend on the size of the lot. 

I'm also giving her a screen door the last owner wouldn't give her and when I paint it in a few months I'll even let her pick the color. 

I screen the same way usually. 

Regardless of what you are doing, you need to have a contract with an agreed upon scope of work document (pending on size of project) with every contractor that you work with so that this does not happen in the future.