Just for posterity I will explain the thinking behind "Next".Undocumented income is the classic for deadbeats.

I publish my qualifications and they are the same for everyone. there is no such law any where in the USA that you can get sued for rejecting a convicted felony or a eviction in the past you cannot reject for color, sex, sexual orientation or religion and so forth just make your rules clear and they apply for all and you never end up in court for such a thing. by the way you cant just tell them you just changed your mind that mean if you rent the apt to someone else any time over the next month your going to court to fight for a discrimination charge. make your own rules and stick with them for all.

I have seen many times that the tenant thinks that they will get a break every month, it's the classic give an inch they take a foot. 

It's really easy to read and it includes all the contracts and forms you'd need, and they're really easy to understand for tenants, too, which makes it easier to explain the different clauses to them.http://www.nolo.com/products/the-california-landlo...They also publish a book on tax write-offs for landords, that's really good, and a CA evictions book, and a bunch of other ones. 

I also recommend that you both read a classic book about landlording called "Landlording" by Leigh Robinson.

We recently completed a study (the writeup is expected to be published Wednesday) that showed 44% of renters nationwide now have insurance, a pretty fair increase from the 37% the III found, and a great start.  

Hopefully you've already developed and published fair-housing compliant screening criteria that includes verifiable income.

I have found that every type of tool has been refined and perfected by one company more than the others: Jig Saw= BoschReciprocating Saw= Milwaukee SawzallCircular Saw= Skilsaw worm drive (or Dewalt if you don't like worm drives, Makita also makes a nice worm but the Skilsaw version is more classic)Drill and Impact Driver set= Makita (3 yr. battery warranty) or Ridgid (not great quality but lifetime warranty on batteries)  Multitool= If it's not Fein, say "nein"Router= Porter CableHammer drill/chorded drill= Bosch BulldogPalm sander= MakitaAngle Grinder= BoschMiter/Chop saw= Dewalt, Makita, Hitachi, Bosch, all good.Table saw (portable)= Bosch, Dewalt, Delta, Skil worm drive, or SawStop if you want to avoid having to buy those 3, 2 or 1-fingered gloves. 

Aside from providing the basics (ie. listing tool to get the property published to 10+ major sites, scheduling tool to schedule viewings, tenant screening with comprehensive applications -- pulled reports from TransUnion, which include nationwide criminal background checks + credit checks + eviction history, digital lease creation tool, rent collection tool, and maintenance tracking tool), some services also offer your tenants additional capabilities which makes it an easier sell on your end when getting them to transition over (ie. their ability to report on-time rent payments to the credit bureaus; this can create an added incentive for making sure they pay that rent on time).

There are classic stories of $99 light bulbs because PM's had a $99 minimum trip charge.Your Service Agreement should clarify:Minimum threshold spendingsMinimum trip chargesHourly rates, plus OT ratesMarkups on vendors