I'm ready to use Rently once I have a vacancy, as the traditional way is very time consuming (phone calls and showings) or expensive (hiring a property manager).While I totally understand investors worrying about bad guys, and also understand the fact that when you meet someone face-to-face, you get a better feeling of who they are, but bad guys are capable of doing bad things regardless, and often times bad tenants look great face-to-face. 

My current job is extremely time consuming which is forcing me to focus my efforts. 

btw, check out the podcasts, they are a great way to consume massive amounts of info very easily.

Zillow is great, of course, but it is always best to hire a consumer reporting agency handle the background screening process. 

Just speaking from experience, we were approached by your group for our inventory in Q2 of 2015, unfortunately the fees to work with your group are just to great and not fair to pass this along to the consumer.

In Calif, there's consumer protection for the home owner once the NOD/NTS process has begun. 

Too many home builders pigeon-hole buyers into designs they are comfortable with and not consumers.

You may be the first.That being said, tucking it in a door, putting it THROUGH a mail slot that is actually cut in the door, or putting it in their newspaper delivery box is more effective than using a mailbox and doesn't break any laws.However, hand delivery is very time consuming and expensive and probably not incrementally that much better than a mailing. 

I can do all these things but I just don't have the time for these type of tasks anymore.Currently I manage 36 units, have a part-time job, and do volunteer work on the weekend.The most time consuming thing is getting a new tenant. 

@Rick Pozos  excellent ideas for lender verification although pretty time consuming unless you can simply ask your title plant or customer service rep at your title company to pull the info..