If these lead to dead ends, you can run a simple skip-trace.

I tend to skip these but now I want to reevaluate my thinking.

Sorry, skipped right past that.

Thus far I have had pretty decent tenants, but this is the third time in the past year that I'm getting screwed by someone skipping out on the last month and just ignoring me when I try to get a hold of them.

If it made the deal, I would skip the commission in a heartbeat.It doesn't really matter what anybody else's opinion is about whether or not you deserve a commission.

@Jimmy Alexander - skip the insurance and just get a Fannie Mae conventional loan.

Don't skip those steps.  

I would skip or at least push the 4-hour work week WAY down the list.

Screening is important and don't skip on requirements that but what I see in the forums time and time again is co-signing.

It will also download and enter all the checks and credit card transactions for you so you can skip that step.