A good score is an easy "yes", but a bad score is an "ask more questions" in my process.

Quote from @Martin Jones: YouTube gurus will tell you to borrow money from someone else, but that's bad advice for a beginner.

They're not bad people, and they do want to spend their time with loyal clients. 

The guy that turns on and off the lights in the P&G lobby has a couple million in stock.

The license doesn't cost more, the service and quality does.And a note on that cost, in my experience hiring contractors, only a small percentage of the cost savings was due to finding the right guy who is willing to work for less.

I would probably take the risk at $500, but $1k feels more of a ripoff like most guru programs. don't waste your time if they don't meet your criteria there is ZERO chance they will meet this guys.. remember they make their money with you folks dreaming of making money and paying for the dream.. 

It's just a bad business.

It is better to have a vacant unit than a bad tenant. 

I would say as an agent if a property is in a rough area I don't put signs since it can attract those bad apples or get stolen. 

I can't remember the cost, not too bad, but no phone callsI sent out 1,000 mailers (letters) I designed in envelopes a week for a couple of years and made a ton of money buying properties using "creative finance" some call subto.