If a guest breaks something or smokes inside, basically you are on your own to try and get money from them.

But to answer you question, here are some of my criteria (Note that these are neighborhood specific, so it may be different for your neighborhood):* 600 or higher credit score preferred but not required* History of stable employment preferred* No Smoking* Combined monthly gross pay must be at least 3x monthly rent* Pets may be considered with addition rent and deposit* No prior evictions or feloniesI try not to make a list too long so I end up with one tenant inquiring.

No Carbon Monoxide or Smoke Alarms11.

The tenant smoked in the unit (even though their original lease said no smoking), so it had to be repainted and several other smaller items needed repair.

No silver bullets.Don't overlook shade structures instead of blackout blinds.

If that's what you mean, I'll tell you that anyone in DFW who raises their hand and says they have that is blowing smoke up some not to be mentioned portion of your anatomy.  

In addition, some other addenda may apply, such as: Utility Transfer Agreement-1 page; Pet Agreement-1 page; Service Animal Agreement-1 page; No Smoking Policy-1 page (This is more in depth than what is in the core agreement, used when converting a tenanted property to no smoking or when we catch someone smoking on our property.); and other addenda from time to time specific to the property or specific to the tenant.We aim to make our rental agreements easy to read, easy for the tenant to reference, easy to file, and easy for us to use in court in the event of an eviction.

They can somehow afford the cable television that their uncle sits and watches all day, as well as whatever controlled substances that they are smoking in the basement each time I try to ring them with a contractor for an appointment, and they refuse entry, us having "caught them at a bad time".To put it simply, at their essence my tenants are not human.

Make sure you have working smoke detectors in your house.I have 2 section 8 houses and they have been great.

I had nothing handed to me and wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth.