One of the roadblocks weir running into is the potential tenant will keep communication and go silent once we bring up background checks.

And this doesn't even address the risks they take coming to this country, like the women and children that are sexually abused or trafficked, the men that are killed, the drugs that are hauled over, etc.2. 

@Olivia Blake how much money will you potentially lose by strong-arming a tenant and then having them break the lease early - or even just not renew?

Because it takes repetition for people to remember things and you have to be top-of-mind when they encounter a potential client for you!

I try to get it in ASAP before I put a lot of time into coordinator with potential applicants who might not be ideal tenants. 

I don’t think that he would risk his reputation on making a couple thousand here and there by forming a shady side business.

If you put the house in her name and you have siblings or other folks who would have a claim as a direct heir on her estate, you run the risk of losing the property to another heir. 

There is a lot you need to learn in order to make this strategy work and a lot of ways you can potentially stumble.

The income potential for STR How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

Would the potential cash flow of the ADU have an impact on the value of the property?