Apps have been filled out, employment and income verified, past LL checks, FB page viewed.

Most of the new homes I'm seeing are two-story, 3 and four bedroom, 2 to 3 bath with usually one half-bath on the main floor, full basements, 2 car attached garages.The market for more modest homes seems a bit slow due to the on-going employment and lending issues in the area.Rentals seem to not be empty very long at all, certainly, presumably for similar reasons: employment is soft and lending is a bit dear.Hoping you'll share your experiences.

.)- Median Rents by Number of Bedrooms- Unemployment Rate- Employment Sectors PercentagesAlso take into consideration the direction in which each of these market indicators are trending.

Also, I hear Huntsville, Alabama is actually poised to be #1 in employment growth, so that's definitely great for your long term rentals there!

“Who are your typical tenants, and where are they employed?”

Are any large employers moving into the area?

Who are the major employers and what are their trends?

Housing, recession, un-employment, interest rate, inflation? 

I am self employed and had trouble showing proper income which I fixed that I had to pay down on some Credit Cards which I did and had raise my Credit Score which I did too.

There is an applicant who is self employed and wanted to pay me 1 year rental in advance to resolve my concerns about his income.