I start talking to tenants about buying a home rather than renting during their application process.

Before I start spending time getting to know each application I was curious if there were any other owner/managers that had experience with an online platform they liked?

With no progress, our client eventually had to terminate.Here’s the interesting part: right after termination, the seller and broker suddenly offered everything our client had originally asked for—extensions, access, updated terms.

With capital fully returned and three new assets in operation, this project reflects a successful application of our value-add investment strategy.On to the next one!

In jurisdictions with applicable short-term rental laws, government officials can use the City Portal to search for listings in their registration system and take action on listings they determine violate local regulations.”From:https://news.airbnb.com/new-city-portal-features-to-help-gov... 

My background is in the trades and my wife is a designer, and we know our market extremely well and have a lot of connections so we have an unfair advantage over someone just getting started with no applicable skills or knowledge or connections.

With email, you can attach a signed waiver from the applicant allowing the landlord to release the data.

Wait until they have an approved application then discuss?

It’s a real hodgepodge of applicable regs.  

I have had a couple applicants with Low credit scores offer advanced rent 6-12 months based on proceeds from sale of a house.