Screening applications is the most important aspect of being a Landlord; screw that up and everything else goes wrong.If you don't know what you're doing, consider hiring a professional the first time or two until you are educated enough to handle it on your own.

BECAUSE I AM LEVERAGING EVERY LAST SINGLE POSITIVE ASPECT OF BEING A LOCAL INVESTOR THAT I POSSIBLY CAN.

A grow operation and the cash aspect though could increase security issues.

If I could ask another question:-Which aspect of landlording or dealing with tenants is the most distasteful, and why?

It's a great primer on several aspects of funding big deals.

Go to a REIA meeting and learn what others do, ask them about all aspects of their business (what they do, what their vendors do, what their investors do, etc.)

Drills down to identify client needs/wants2. honest comm about if they are realistic in this market3. responsive4. well rounded in all aspects of RE, Mortg, ins, RE, Const, title, etc..5.

The tenant has been there for quite a few years and has broken so many aspects of their lease I lost count.

This was primarily done so I could have more control over my own career/earnings, but I retained every aspect of the company (including it's 4 employees) and re-branded with a new name and mission as she was a great appraiser but not much of a businesswoman.I didn't have the liquid assets to buy the business outright, and it was a bit wonky in the math anyway since I was a top producer, my gross earnings couldn't really be factored in to the totals as I would have made that anywhere.

You have to check every aspect of their business just like you check every aspect of a tenant application.You can start by going to www.narpm.org and search their directory of managers.