I would get back to local real estate investor meetups so you can connect with locals to the area and kind of get back in the game slowly that way.

It was kind of a bad spot in my life at the time.

Also, townhomes are a great bridge property, it's a common trend that those in townhomes are aspiring for home ownership meaning credit sensitive and with that right mindset. 

This kind of legislation discourages good investors and people who enjoy coming in and helping to stabilize communities.

Common fees will include a set-up fee, a leasing fee for each turnover or a lease renewal fee, marking up maintenance, retaining late fees, and more.

I do pretty much like more SD than SA, but as you asked, the money that I have to invest it aint that much, goes between 30-40K to start and will be definitely for long term, as I said, I´m a beginner in this business in the US, as commons says I´m at the baby steps stage right now.

In many cases, the contractors who agree to that kind of thing are either inexperienced, desperate or scammers. 

Additionally, I was not making enough from my corporate job to support any kind of significant mortgage payment.

It's always good to invest when there is worry and uncertainty.said it well, Dale, no matter what kind of market it is, it is full of uncertainty, but that does not mean opportunities decrease.

We do not use the credit score, we use the information on the credit report to gauge how long they have lived at addresses and what kind of judgements they have.