If they have not, many landlords will give bad references and it will backfire on the tenant.

@Ronald Rohde, sounds like you had a bad experience. 

Quote from @Jake Andronico: @Alan AsriantsReally not that bad (in my experience), and most people aren't willing to do it.

Better still, the recessed handle trim is visibly chipped (stands out as bad.) 

It's like Whack-A-Mole: don't think about bad things happening until they do, then panic and run to BiggerPockets forum for advice.

Quote from @JD Martin: I can't speak to rates - I think eventually they come down out of sheer necessity - but as far as the economy we must be living in an insulated bubble up here in Northeast Tennessee; no one has bothered telling us the economy is bad.

I am really inspired by people who a take something that 95% of other investors would pass on and make it work exclusively for them through sheer will and creativity even with bad market conditions. 

As a beginner you are green enough that you need to temper your enthusiasm to make sure you don’t bite at bad deals.  

I'm in Milwaukee and I have heard of a lot of bad stories involving this type of scenario...mostly involving out of state investors. 

I do want to thank everyone thus far on this journey the good and the bad feedback is the direct reason on my success so far and I plan to be great.