That will give you both time to get used to each other before committing them to a 1 year lease.

Bank will do their own underwriting to determine NOI and come up with a debt yield (NOI/Commitment amount) or debt service coverage ratio.

We’ve recently committed to building our real estate portfolio with the goal of building our passive income.

Although I work Monday-Friday 8-5, I'm constantly reading/listening/looking at real estate in my spare time, and I'm ready to commit fully to a part-time RE career.Any advice would be greatly appreciated, BPers!

I paid $1500 how to "Snap Flip" and all I got was pressure to commit to buying a bigger purchase of $30,000.

For the person who did not call or show-up to both scheduled showings and are interested in making a third appointment, can i legally tell them I am not interested in renting to them due to lack of commitment and/or accountability, or do i still have to show to them?

You might want to renegotiate the option and get the tenant to commit to another additional 5 or 10 year term today.

Indexing is great if your committed to the stock market or are OK deferring your RE plans, if the market drops.RE can beat the stock market because the RE investor can put in the time and effort to influence the investment outcome - which can't be done in the stock market.

I do think the communication level is poor, not sure what the level of commitment is between you but I'd consider looking into another firm so your prepared for a change.. 

6)How much time am I required to commit to a broker once licensed?