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Thanks for sharing your story. Did you rent the house yourself or go through a property mgmt company? Did you ever rent to family? I have a family member who said he would be willing to rent or buy my house if I ever were to move. Not sure if renting to family is a good idea though.
I had a friend post ads, set show times, and show it, as I was already gone by that time. I also knew a landlord who rented a couple of dozen places and he could run the credit check (NEVER rent a place to anybody without a credit check).
I'm going to emphasize the credit check and credit history, as it showed me, folks who were nicely dressed, talked well, drove new cars, sometimes didn't pay their bills
Some of the slobs who looked at the place had better credit history.
Renting to family would be ok (with credit history report and a lease), because it really is a multi-thousand dollar deal you are doing.