My wife started to get involved as well and I brought private money into the mix, so we could make cash offers and handle 2-3 gut rehabs at the same time, before refi - it did not start this way, but essentially evolved into a BRRR (or better BRRAR). 

They'll text if i left my garage open, they've brought our runaway dog back, signed for deliveries, they don't make a ruckus on weekends, etc...That being said, I would like to get their rent up to $1200-$1300 come lease renewal but that would be another significant increase.

@Allison PanilaWhat I haven't seen brought up is the kind of relationship your friend has with the landlord.When I lived in an apartment complex, I made sure to have good relations with all members of their staff.

@Canesha Edwards I admire the attempt at promoting new products but if I ever brought an IPad into a tub with me I would be ordering a new one in the next couple hours.

This was a personal project where I did majority of the work myself (hung all drywall...140 sheets, gutted it, painted it, you name it) I brought my crew in to put on the finishing touches.

When we kindly brought up that on her application she didn't check that she wanted to have a dog, she stated that it's a service dog.

Thanks for the information, some good points you brought up such as the due diligence period not starting until documents have been furnished.Much appreciated

I also really enjoyed having a woman on the program, she brought a lot of unique perspective . 

In our case, I brought 25% down (125k), and the seller carried the rest at 5% with a 5year balloon. 

After sending the security deposit with deductions for: holes in walls for TV mont, paint cost for kid writing on the wall, damage door knobs and damage to the flat kitchen drawer the tenant wants his full security deposit back stating because he was living there before I brought property and because the damage were already there.