I allows pets 1 cat and 1 small dog ( under 40 lbs)I have applicants with 2 dogs. can I say sorry we only allow 1 dog per unit ? 

I have templates I have made to help clients pay down debt and also have a good software where we can hop on a zoom and screenshare.

Then I got an application from a highly qualified applicant who wants to move in in 3 weeks!

Are there apps that we can utilize or do we need a more formal software such as REPSLog?

Do an application, go through the first round of underwriting, maybe even order an appraisal depending on your timeframe. 

So much of what goes in to tenant screening is not what a PM reads on paper but from sitting down face to face with prospective applicants.

The average job opening now receives 242 applications, nearly triple what it did in 2017.

In Chicago, that rule is not applicable more often than people admit.I own and manage multifamily here, and I’ve watched otherwise “good” buildings quietly underperform once you factor in:Property taxes rising faster than rentsA real CapEx cycle approaching (roof, tuckpointing, boilers)Management intensity that no longer matches the returnEquity growing while cash flow stays flatI’ll add this because it’s relevant: I’ve personally sold a Chicago 4 unit building  in Rogers Park that was cash flowing.Not because it was a bad property—but because once I ran the keep vs sell math, the return on equity no longer justified the management, upcoming CapEx, and risk compared to other options.On paper, the building worked.

Also, instead of logging in to a ton of different software, everything is right through the Jurny platform and most of it is included in the price.

I would continue you to ask, and add it to the rent ledger in the software, if this does not work then at move out, I would have all this documented and take this out of the security deposit when they leave so that you are documented if the old tenant does not agree and tries small claims.