It helps you screen deals early on.

You can purchase Radiator screens if you are worried about it. 

Hello Landlords and Property Managers of BP,I have been working on a research project for a while to look at how common and alternative screening methods predict different aspects of what I'm calling Tenant Performance (including Payments, Vacating, Maintenance, Cleaning, Interactions with Landlords, and Causing Damages).

Screen all applicants against the same criteria.

You will want them to hold open houses, screen tenants well, cut costs on repairs, do basic make readies in 3-5 days and big rehabs in 2-4 weeks.Often properties can stay vacant in the winter time in Ohio for months at a time. 

Hello,  New investor here, currently in the midst of rehabbing my first 2 flat, and even though I'm only half way done, I'm starting to think about refinancing options.  

So, we are planning on keeping the utilities in our name, and charging the tenants a flat monthly rate for utilities.

If they pass screening and you have no other choices make sure you only have them on a M2M lease.

You can get an FHA and house hack a 3 or 4 flat; your mortgage broker will come in hand here.

Simply continue accepting applications and screen to your specifications.