(I would advise if the answer is yes to make sure no viscous breeds are allowed and also get an extra security deposit and possibly extra monthly rent.)Also, something that helped us that you might want to consider is for your credit check is that the score matters, but we look deeper than the score if there are things that come up (and in New Brit there are usually things that come up).If tenants are skipping out on "modern life essentials" like utility bills, cell phone bills, car payments that is a huge red flag.However, if it is a result of medical bills or student loans (or possibly a foreclosure during the crash) you may want to look past some of those.

I think we have 2-5 years before we see another correction in some markets, and I certainly don't think it will be a blood bath like in 2008.

There are various solutions to this, but the one I use is that I always ask for a cell phone number that I can reach them at on the day of the showing.

Sadly, women Realtors are so exposed to this.Highly recommendnever show aloneget the prospects Name, Cell, and Email and refuse to show w/oTell an office mate of where, when and whom you are meeting withUpon arriving onsite and in the presence of the prospect, Call your own office voice mail and speak so as to be over heard, "Yeah, I with xxx at yyy and expect to be done by  HH:MM, C U then".

If you haven't already take the time to learn what's involved in being in real estate, because there is a lot of hype around how lucrative it is, but not as much about the blood, sweat, and tears.  

My wife of 46 years stuck with me during those very lows in this business and worked to help pay those owner financed deals, the balloon payments, the interest rates that reached over 20% in years past, surviving without computers, pagers, cell phone and the internet.

Written from a cell phone please excuse any mistakes. :)

Car insurance and cell phone bills don't count.

I can be reached on my cell at any time because we handle emergencies plumbing, electrical etc. 

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