And if your screening misses the bad tenant, then you're going to take the hit.  

Most importantly I screen the pets and screen the owners for pet ownership.

It allows you to really get in the unit, clean it up, get a better lease, and your own tenant that you screened yourself.  

Good idea to gauge your homes water system is to remove an aerator from a faucet, just unscrew it by hand and examine what you find lodge in the screen, might shock you.

I pre-screen heavily over the phone - I reiterate what it will cost to move in, and I emphasize that we do background checks specifically looking for evictions, judgments, and criminal activity.

I wanted to make it long to judge their level of motivation/pre-screen them.

Then the tenant's income source has been allowed and you can screen them out based on the remaining application or pick a more qualified tenant assuming you have multiple applicants. 

I strongly echo the statements about not skipping any of your other screening steps.

I have a need to know who is living at our properties and an obligation to properly screen all occupants.

Or follow the suggestions others have so kindly offered and repurpose it.If you are planning to rent with the Section 8 program, be sure to approach the tenant screening and enforcement of the rental agreement that same as you do with your non Section 8 tenants.