That is a concern I share, giving up the low interest rate and some cash flow on the LTR’s.

I would be extremely cautious of this company and anything started by this family.

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.PM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

My long term tenant (a family friend) is moving out and I am concerned how to make sure I pre-screen future tenants effectively without violating any laws. background: this property used to be my primary home and had a very informal agreement with a family friend to rent from me in the mean time.

However, one concern with newbies is attempting to self-manage in high crime areas.

The risk of problems is extremely low, even in larger markets.

I once paid a $53,000 assignment fee; I can say, it was extremely upset when I got to the closing table, but even with that $53,000 assignment fee, I will still buying at at .40 on the dollar.

However, dealing with the seller is a bit of a mess - she is extremely pushy and want me to place a $50k earnest money deposit ASAP.

Lenders have liability in baiting borrowers, with disclosures, rejecting loans, in giving loans, or collection and servicing requirements, liability concerns are huge compared to real estate, violations carry ten years in prison and/or $100,000.00 fines, you better know what you are doing, and there are many brokers out there running small shops that have little if any compliance awareness.