Your screening criteria doesn't seem to be to harsh.

Put the tenant on notice and check up on them to ensure they are not letting the problem happen again.https://codelibrary.amlegal.co...Misdemeanor is pretty harsh, so it leads me to believe this is not the first offense or they are trying to crack down on out of state investors.

I'm sure people reading it, that undoubtedly have their own REI problems, can take comfort in knowing that Big Ben has had his share of harsh times as well!

I do not mean to come off as harsh, I am just trying to help people understand the new, and complicated rules.

Ideally, a warmer location so I could accommodate many of my Canadian friends and family who travel to the US during the harsh winter months.

While there are many games you can play, including borrowing against a 401(k), partnering with someone with cash, working with seller financing, and using equity from your personal residence, the harsh reality is this:If you can't aggressively accumulate money every month, you probably won't succeed in real estate.If you want to buy real estate out in Cali, Bro, you are probably going to need to be WAY more aggressive than the rest.

This seems extremely harsh, so I'm hoping I'm mis-understanding something.  

I received a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering in 2013 and have been working full time in that field since then.

I have not experienced that myself because I would never do that, but I have read about it.Not considered a high grade material, so not something you would really want to put in a million dollar home.There have been some incidents where some brands have contained physically harmful chemicals that off-gas into the home and make people sick.  

That seems pretty harsh.