I only use M2M and believe it is a screening tool to eliminate bad tenants.

It's those maniacs that buy homes cash via quit claim deed off of craigslist that really get screwed.Make sure your property manager is a licensed real estate brokerage.Understand you can not eliminate all risk, only mitigate it.

Going from residential to industrial is pretty dramatic unless the residential use is non-conforming and the city is looking to eliminate that use.Good Luck.

A property of any kind that is in poor condition is a sign that the owner is disinterested, not engaged in the market and possibly willing to get rid of the property if you can come up with an attractive way to eliminate their problems. 

A service dog is much, much different than an emotional support animal.Tenantresourcecenter: "Landlords can only deny the service animal or emotional support animal if: the tenant is not disabled or does not have a disability-related needthe tenant fails to provide requested documentation allowed by this lawthere is undue financial or administrative burden or would fundamentally change the services providedthe specific animal “poses a direct threat to a person's health or safety” that cannot be reduced or eliminated by another accommodationthe specific animal would cause substantial physical damage to the property that can’t be reduced or eliminated by another accommodation.

It is not competition - your clients are just finding newer and better ways to book saving themselves 100s of dollars in the process by eliminating "service" / "convenience" fees.Trust me - it is happening.

In NJ there is a license status called referral and it eliminates the need for CE.

It doesn't automatically eliminate the POH.

You’re investing a lot of money and you need to ensure it’s well taken care of.Depreciation is never limited or eliminated.

This eliminates a lot of the risk of putting all your money into one or just a few properties.As far as how to do due diligence, here's how I do it.