How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

We’re one ofthe few property managers that require W-2’s and a bank statement and we go way beyond the traditional, “income must =3x rent” qualifier.Below is more information about what our Applications Department does to screen applicants and find the best tenantspossible for your property.Required InfoWe require the following from each applicant over the age of 18, that is not a dependent of anotherapplicant (as evidenced on a tax return):Copy of acceptable state picture IDRecent YTD paystubRecent W-2Recent Bank Statement, all pages, no info blacked outRecent tax return if self-employedApplicants are often slow about turning this information in, asking us why we need it and then takingseveral days to submit.

Always use a Buyers agent, if you find a property on your own. 

You can buy a home and do that every year if you save and find the right homes.

If you can find a partner with the capital and/or lack of time, you can become that go to person on the team to make sure you are making solid decisions on the buy side, especially if your partners are out of state. 

This would be a data point I’d find useful to determine if I hold onto a 55+ property.

A couple of my regular residential local agent friends in the SF Bay Area shared they didn't know much about where to find these.

I find myself always going into analysis paralysis, wanting to learn about everything before actually taking any action.

Currently you can find 1000sqft apartments in decent neighborhoods starting at $45k and homes starting at $60k , this is info i found online Bolivia is one of those places where people are still old school and you find the best deals by word of mouth.

In some markets you can find two free standing homes on the same lot.