Landlord here - this is spot on. You go right to the top of the list if you respond this way.

We're not trying to be jerks about it, but it goes like this: we put an ad up on craigslist and get 100 responses in 8 hours. Half of them just say "Hey, when can I come see it?". The rest provide some info. A few provide detailed info like the reply above. We don't even answer the others.

We're going to need all of this information. You know you're going to have to provide it. We won't show our apartments unless we have this information first. We won't displace and inconvenience our current tenants to show an apartment to someone who just wants to see what it looks like.