Chances are if the tenant is letting the dog tear the place up,  the tenant and thier children and guests are just as likely to do much or more damage.  

If she is licensed, how many children is she licensed to care for, and does that include the other children living in the house (it usually does) Has she done this before at other houses? 

Our homes are worth more than $100,000 most times and more.We jump through a lot of hoops to get our business up and running, and we go through a lot of "stuff" to provide good rental homes to the public, to the community, not mention all the laws we need to learn and obey.When we choose an applicant to rent to, are we looking for children that must be pampered?  

She allowed her two adult children and two grandchildren to occupy the unit with her even though they were never listed on the lease.

Those costs are usually determined by the university itself, and as I understand it, are usually related to the cost of living on campus in a dorm.So buy a property that your children live in, run the property as a rental, while taking some part of the 529 distribution that pays for tuition, fees, etc, to also pay a portion of the rent.  

What if the applicant has children?  

Some tenants are like children and pets where they try to take an inch so that eventually they get away with taking a mile; unfortunately for you, you are now seeing this firsthand.

Professional couple, good income, wanted to move in immediately to be closer to their practice and children's private school.  

Children are normally the reason for costly repairs.

Currently there area a lot of charter schools families can choose to send their kids to helping to decrease attendance numbers at public schools and pulling more academically astute children out.