The points above about the changing nature of AVL are spot on. 

Wanting tenants to cover damages and missing rent is natural, but legal action can be a costly and time-consuming route, especially if they lack the means to pay.

I ultimately settled on Kansas City and that's where I'm planning to buy in the next few years.Being Very Conservative with Cash Flow ProjectionsI'm an analytical person by nature, so the whole process of analyzing potential cash flow from a rental property always appealed to me.I've always been extremely conservative when estimating cash flow projections.

The period after inspection is when everyone starts to second guess themselves, it is completely natural that you are feeling this way.

I furthered my education by reading "Writing Winning Business Plans" by Garrett Sutton, "Tax-Free Wealth" by Tom Wheelwright, and, naturally, "The Book on Rental Property Investing" by Brandon Turner.

It has taken in water in the past however the root of that issue has hopefully been addressed adequately at this point. 

it's possible that what they meant is that they want you to show that you're well capitalized - for example, you produce a bank statement showing you have adequate reserves. 

We had a 1 year lease with the option to go to month to month bc of the nature of the circumstance (so much construction in Houston at the time that things took a really long time).

I really don't care about the elderly passing away naturally in a house, even if I live in that house.

there is a better than 50 50 chance he has HML on those  you know rehab loans that are short term in nature thats why they have to be paid off via sale or refi..