@Dev Horn I came to the conclusion shortly after the post.  

Am I making a correct conclusion here?

Without wanting to get off Denises topic it is fascinating that this issue, whilst not conclusively "proven" are decades of studies is still something almost every government in the world warns people about.

Hi All, I'm a few months late to this discussion, but am currently in the tenant screening process now for 2 of the units in my muti-family and am struggling to come up with a conclusive opinion from anybody on how to go about this.

The only conclusion I can draw is that it's Seattle Investors who want something they can drive who are paying all cash.

The most likely conclusion will be that the post has a good performance history and would likely continue to perform adequately, but it would still be recommended to replace it with a new post.

I agree with the prior threads and your conclusion to pass on this file.Just like there are professional deadbeat tenants, there exists, sadly, people who excel at borrowing with little or no intention of repaying a debt or settling up.While I might be willing to play brinkmanship games with an amateur, I've got a basic rule of investing that says 'don't play the other man's game.'

This would help you vet the tenants as well as the seller to see whether he is telling you the truth about the terms.To be honest, i am coming to the conclusion that that only person a lease hurts are the landlords.

I would rather be on a little high side than lower.In addition, when you buy a single family, many costs are fixed, for example property insurance, it doesn't matter if the rent is $500 or $800, insurance will be pretty much the same.Therefore I've come to a conclusion that if you buy a single family, your monthly rent should be $650 or to make a decent cash flow.Hope I make sense here.

I can come to the same 'conclusion' about price by just averaging what's for sale in the neighborhood and taking 10% off the top (for commission and closing costs.)Besides, I'm a believer that past prices do not indicate future trends.