In other words, I do not think adding a co-signer really prevents a bad tenant from proving to be just that...

My advice for newbies is always to do as much research as you can (and @Casey Miles made a GREAT point about being aggressively patient) but to take the time to ask yourself (and your family) and few important questions to help weed out options and prevent analysis paralysis.

You don't want obstructions, but the trap will prevent any nasty sewer smells from coming up the sink.

I am a big fan of preventive measures, but is this something I should really jump on right away?

Whether working as an agent or not, there is nothing preventing anyone for bringing suit making allegations.

Hi BPer, What can landlord do to prevent or compensate for the Board of health visit?

I'd like to collect rent on the 1st and then pay the mortgage on the 7th to prevent the lag of pulling money out of my property account just to put it back in within a day or two, but I want to make sure that my interest won't go up in the 6 additional days if I pay it on the 7th.Can someone let me know if that makes sense or if I'm misunderstanding how mortgage interest is calculated?

However, at the same time, preventing mistakes are easier with technology.  

I only accept bids from my subs which include full turnkey work for their trade/portion to prevent just that, and prevent that I get a call that oops, the electrician forgot to include 50' of service wire, so I need to run to hd out of my own pocket, and then find a 49' piece rolled up on-site that he'll take with since it was too short anyway.

To prevent this I want to rent the home.These are the details on the home:$135675 - 30yr @ 3.125% (PI 581.20 and PITI 745)Rent potential of $1200 - $1250/mo.From my research I should generate a cash flow of about $100/mo.