People call me with deals and I screen them quickly as I described above.

If I didn't screen potential customers, I'd spend an enormous amount of time chasing smoke.

How would I go about screening prospective commercial tenants?  

Like I said this is just something I've been tossing around while staring into my computer screen at work.

Tenants can trash a place, but using property managers to screen your tenants makes this much more unlikely to happen.

The source of the fear takes the form of a incessant voice in the head and/or physical discomfort (itching,unnecessary movement, tension, short of breath, rapid heart beat, etc.)

You say going through a realtor is the easy way, as far as I know they get and screen their listing from the mls and from the info I am looking for.

Like a flat screen TV.

I understand your position, but...A $1,200/mo tenant who is properly screened and placed in Sc is a LOT less headache than a $500/mo tenant.I only have one property close to that ($1,400/mo) and that tenant has been in place 5 years and never been a day late on the payment.Now on to the tax rate.

Erin - First, I would eliminate the unnecessary driveway side door, create a nice large window in its place, with a matching one in the same location on the front to replace the tiny one.