Landlord checklist to complete prior to finding tenants

[William Trabold]

Hi BP community - 

I own a property in Chili NY (a suburb Southwest of Rochester NY). I'm planning to utilize it as a rental for RIT students, but am completely new to the processes that are vetting / background checking / lease signing / etc. Has anyone compiled a checklist of sorts that they would be willing to share so I can get this investment rolling in the right direction? I'm also interested to know what the certificate of occupancy process is like, as I'm sure that differs on a town by town basis.

Thanks!

Will