I definitely am leaning toward the first application being the one for me, and I appreciate the advice to make sure it is a good tenant in addition to just being a flesh and bones human who (might) pay me the rent on time.One of the advices I read above was to be a bit less discerning perhaps and get someone in the door for 6 months at a reduced rate, and then find my golden tenant in the summer.

It's just a biproduct of basic human interaction.

You don't need scripts, you just need to be a direct human.

Key things to focus on include researching landlord-friendly states, understanding local market trends, and building a reliable team (property manager, realtor, contractor) in your chosen area.

Y'all losing all of your properties because you don't want to be a DECENT HUMAN BEING?!?! 

I'm planning to start an LLC but I'm wondering if I should wait until I have 100% chosen my market so I use the state of that market? 

Thank you for sharing this Michael.John is spot-on about what a quality human being Quincy is and what a great role he has played in building the self-directed investment industry over the last 20 years. 

Have you already chosen a market(s) that you're looking to get started in, or are you still evaluating market trends in order to make a decision? 

This can easily happen when the person valuing the property does not account for differences in the subject property and those chosen as comparables.   

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