If you have enough income yourself you will not need it leased up- if you go for portfolio financing locally they will most likely want the property to be leased up first and possible the above habitability as well- if you're looking for hard money you will not need habitability or leased up but as a downside the rates/terms are not as good- private money - wild west any thing goes as long as the lender is cool with and you're willing to borrowSo it depends on what condition the property is in currently and if its getting leased up soon?

Paige isn't EVER going to be let in no matter how nice and "lady like" and polite she might be AND if she did get in they'd probably just sexually harass her. 

. - DC and Baltimore are very different and even within the two cities real estate can vary wildly.

I just started providing welcome baskets which work well for my business model: the food to refill it is about $7, they can easily be pre-assembled and stored onsite (or with my cleaning lady), and I fill it every 1-3 months for each unit because of the long-term stays.

The one lady threatened to hit me with a brick, which I told her if she wanted to go that route.

@Mike Cumbie Nice point taken from the story :)I guess there is no 'right thing' in these situation: that old lady made the best choice she could with the information she had and the background she came from. 

I love seeing other lady investors.

It is, or at least was, something of a wild west. 

Got a few responses, one being a lady who is interested in selling her house but doesn't have a job, and likely would have no idea what to do with a large sum of money if given to her.

Pit bulls and wild parties are fine, but in your own home not one of mine.