I have a scoring sheet and use a point system; every applicant is yes, no, or holding pattern no matter what my husband thinks.German shepherds are classified as dangerous breeds.  

It'd be an issue if you had hundreds or thousands of units and made it a pattern of not replying to people with Hispanic names, but that's clearly not the case. 

With hundreds and hundreds of move-outs to analyze, patterns start to emerge, and it's not what most people think.

.- Same pattern month of November, the year after, you would think I learned, but no 🤣.

Study the Realtor listings and note down the advantages of the home that the Realtor or agent  is listing - you will see a pattern - Realtors know what sells in that price point and you can glean a lot of helpful information about marketing from being familiar with them.The other thing that I would say is try to get a feel for the materials used in the higher end homes and include at least one of those if you can - feature walls, subway tile, a granite island top if you don't want to kit out the whole kitchen etc.

For example, in Cali, to collect a late fee, you must provide a separate  three day cure or quit notice and cannot tack a late fee onto the pay or quit notice for late rent.If the tenant is on a month to month and paying late seems to be a pattern, consider giving tenant notice to not renew the tenancy and start with someone fresh.

If she is has a late payment pattern on a 60k income with high debt you would have most likely gotten a decline.I am not to concerend about their debt load, as long as they have a good track record of paying on time like clockwork.

@Terry Brennan, Sounds to me like this is a reoccurring pattern with nearly new tenants.

Once you have done this for awhile, maybe a pattern emerges that you can use for your investing criteria for a quick reference.

This charge was clearly non-violent (if it is as you described), and sounds like it was probably more akin to a teenager stealing a street sign than it was a pattern of criminal behavior.