One key he found was mixing a welcoming atmosphere with firm guidelines.. it typically falls under standard tenant landlord laws for eviction.. so you’ll want to double-check local regulations.You mentioned Furnished Finders and Padslipt.com.. from what I’ve heard, those can be great if you’re targeting traveling professionals or short term visitors.

So they need to meet your standards, right? 

Hello Kyle,When screening applications for the properties that I manage, I always look for:- Income of at least 3 times the monthly rent (verified through the employer)- Credit score of 580+- Rental verification with past landlords (no outstanding balances, no late payments, and the property left in acceptable condition)- No history of collections, evictions, or criminal offenses- No overdue debt (except medical debt)I have found this screening standard very helpful when finding tenants who pay on time and treat the property well!

Most properties are remotely managed by owners/PMs and what was suggested would be an impossible and unrealistic standard to set - much less enforce. 

I understand why you want to avoid a HELOC.

Holding properties in an LLC (or other legal entity) can offer valuable protection for your personal assets, so I understand why you went that route.

Sandwich LO are even better.First and foremost, NEVER combine the two into one contract as the seller.This topic is a seminar unto its own, in order to fully explain what I wrote above, and to understand the why and how. 

Quote from @Evan Polaski: @Chris Seveney, I hadn't looked at any details on this offering into now.Things to consider from their own marketing:Operating partner has done all of 10 flips.Their entry price point is a price that I would expect any truly experienced flipper to be able to take down very easily on their ownTheir historic IRR, while high by MF standards, is average, at best, from my experience with flips, and it is unknown if this is net to LP returns.I have flipped homes myself, so am not their target investor.  

Or you can buy one from AIA as they have short form standard contracts. 

Looking at this mathematically, if you assume a 50% non-renewal rate (industry standard) and use the low end of the range of $5,000 per non-renewal, there is a loss of $50,000 per year on a 20 unit property.