In France, they sell wine.They identified their customers (in your case, reliable tenants) and provided what they wanted to buy (rent).SummaryFollow this proven, step-by-step process to maximize your chances of success and minimize risk in real estate investing.Has this process proven successful?

So I wouldn't clear that deposit until the place is made ready without any smell of smoke (assuming no smoking of anything is in your lease).

Once I found a super reliable and thorough cleaning crew, I made sure I let them know I value their services.

We ran into the same issue when we made our Costa Rica investments and didn't really find a good solution for a local mortgage there. 

Has anyone ever made a "Homeowner's Manual" to give to the tenants with key information/explanations on things about the house?

Just made $800,000 profit south of you in Floresville and La Vernia in commercial property.  

In my experience, 40-year terms have rarely made sense.

Maybe it has more to do with the software than the company (although their customer service sucks), in which case you might run into the same issues with other emulators, but it has just been constant headaches.

I have not thought of using DTI instead of 3x the monthly rental amount in order to qualify an applicants income, but you made a great point regarding the priority that tenants might give a car payment.

Purchase price: $3,000 Cash invested: $3,000 Vacant Lot What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?