Most of them now have some sister entity established so they can collect premiums and then file bankruptcy and leave when events occur.

;-)I have owned and rented SFH since I was in College (I bought my first home, and then lived in it while collecting rent to pay the mortgage and make cash from my roomies.).

This company is a scam (now doing business as Poplar Homes) doing the absolute bare minimum to keep collecting fees. 

After 4+ years, my loan and the principal is paid back and I collect ATM distributions for another 3+ years. 

If they still don't budge, then you have to follow through the eviction.For the life of me, I don't understand why so many areas in the country make evictions so onerous on the landlord and the collections of unpaid rent so impossible for landlords.

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

Owning only 1 & being realitivly cash poor is risky.As for door knocking as a way to collect rent.

Do you prefer to have an open "application period" to collect applications and then make a decision based on the "most qualified" or do you take the first qualified, even if on a personal level they put off some red flags.

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

I hear the list hasn't changed much from that impression, but haven't looked recently.I have 13 SFRs and 3 are rented through Section 8.