Be careful, however, as they are limits to the questions you can legally ask.Make sure that the application includes all the pertinent information: Full name, ss number, previous addresses and landlord info, verifiable income level, number of occupants, release signature (legally required for criminal background and credits and employment verification), and two pay stubs.Make a copy of the tenant's photo id and offer them your tenant manual to read.The key to the process is to be patient and as thorough as possible.Best of luck to you!

It's simply being patient and selective. 

Plumber taps on a few pipes, solders a few joints, and after an hour of work he hands the plastic surgeon a $1200 bill.Outraged, the plastic surgeon exclaims, “I don’t even charge my patients that!!!”

Here it is cut and pasted:Sample letter for Companion AnimalDATENAME OF PROFESSIONAL (therapist, physician, psychiatrist, rehabilitation counselor)ADDRESSDear [HOUSING AUTHROITY/LANDLORD]:[NAME OF TENANT] is my patient, and has been under my care since [DATE].

I guess I’m going to to continue to be patient..

Not sure how else to protect myself from this abuse allowing online letters never having personally met the patient.  

Jan/Feb, after the holidays, after the family has flown back to the East Coast, etc, is when they start getting ready, not when they actually list.Supply/demand more out of whack than usual, in the sellers' favor, for homes listed in January.I tell my January FTHB to chill and be patient, many lenders/realtors might not.

Since I've added that to my add, I've had zero responses (however, I'm not being very patient). 

I have never regretted being patient filling a unit. 

I have never once regretted being patient when filling a unit.