He was always dressed like he was going to the beach so I assumed it wasn't a white collar job.

You can get eaten alive in the Baltimore market by people selling you Class D properties "dressed up" as Class B.

Many tenants are idiots and I'm surprised they can dress themselves in the morning.

No dress code.

So I’ve decided to simplify.All the verbiage about amortization schedules, compound interest, eliminating your checking account, etc. is just window dressing made to confuse the issue and distract the “victim”.

Second, most tenants are lucky they can dress themselves in the morning, much less paint walls without destroying the floors, ceiling and trimwork.

It stops nonsense before it starts and keeps your property safe (and your sanity intact).Hard on Paper, Soft in PracticeMy lease was stricter than a middle-school dress code: no overnight guests, no smoking anywhere, and quiet hours that would make a library blush.

Additionally, I expect applicants to follow instructions in the advertisement and application, to make and keep appointments, to show up on time for appointments, dress and behave appropriately at appointments, and in general demonstrate throughout the process that they are someone that is easy and pleasant to do business with.

They put their educated, well dressed employees on the front line and hide the Highschool dropouts in the office and that is who's actually managing your home. 

Otherwise, you’re just paying retail for a dressed-up property and hoping for the best.