-Put bold information in the ad about easy qualifying for the property ( but of course you want to screen with a criminal background, verify employment, credit, evictions, ect). 

Your story was so engaging and you had my eyes glued to the screen as I was reading it.

You will be able to tell them you are ther owner of record and they will be HAPPY to bill you, even in another state.As for turning them on, with a vacant property or any property for that matter, if I was you, I would not turn them on without someone there.Like with a home inspection, if a pipe is broken or a leak, and from a few states away, you turn them on, it may be an issue.

Long story made short, I would have learned many things faster by networking and communicating with folks that have broken the ice in their own investing career.

The carpet was stained like someone walked around spilling who knows what and never bothered to wash it up, very dirty dirty walls, black water in the toilet, screens busted out of the screen doors, the fridge was new but you about died when you opened it from the smell of rotting food...you get the picture.

They key is to screen the tenants in the beginning and curb most of that unpleasantness the can come along.We have gone through the eviction process with a few tenants.  

Are you getting no calls at all, or are you getting calls doing showings and no one applies, or are you getting applications but no one passes your screening?

I want to call it "The Kelly Wrenn Home for Broken Toys"Poor Kelly, she never had a chance, may she rest in peace.

As for smoking we don't allow it even so we had someone set a couch on fire.Your application will be a little different, include majors and do a web search on them for your screening. 

I thought the search was broken at first.