Are you looking to sell this baby off or hold it for a while? 

Everything from getting married, having babies, getting a new job, folks dying, getting divorced, going to a nursing home or long term care, bankruptcy, moving out of state, etc.

I may be able to help a little here as I currently own a few of these babies.

IMO, FICO scores are so generic that while you can filter out, you may also be throwing the baby out with the water - - missing tenants that are just recovering from messy lives.Before pulling a CR/BG report, I vet the previous landlords, employment and income, thus saving expense for a non-starter.Then, the CR (if you get a real one from Trans Union/Experion) will have all the accounts and their payment histories.  

Grit and grind, baby!

The FHA approach is sounding very good.I am eager to read through the comments, too. The

Also, appliances will need to be cleaned more frequently and ducts too. The

real estate is about quarterbacking the deal" if its your baby your hands need to be in all parts of the deal... soup to nuts Never Bitter only Better - Nick 

Trucking is a cost to consider too... the further away from the plant, the higher the transportation cost.5) As noted in #3, lumber is a low margin commodity... takeoffs take a lot of time and there is little reward for a rep.  

I did spend $50 on them when they had there baby.