Working directly with sellers is the bulk of the equity capture I need at the buy.Look for tired plexes, carpet and a dumpster in the driveway, yard/moving sale holders, places for rent and to your circle you deal with regularly. 

The tired landlords, that many BP members buy properties from, rent to under-qualified applicants.

I have a campaign starting soon & dont want my phone ringing w/tire kickers.

I've seen this relaxed to 2.5X depending on location and the price of your unit. if rent is 4k a month then 2.5% is 10k a month gross that gives them 6k a month before tax to live on.. if rent is 700 a month I think it needs to go the other way  4X  that gives them 2100 a month to live on as opposed to 3X were they are living on maybe 1k a month that's a pretty precarious situation for many one flat tire and rent gets missed :) 

I'm tired of just waiting for the "right time" , "right moment", etc.

Hi everyone, I've been kicking the tires on a cash-out refinance to continue to scale for quite some time.

Once you get a better grasp on clientele you will realize the clients that push requests TOO far right out of the gates are tire kickers most times.  

@jonathan simeroth   Here's what will help you because there are lots of tire kickers in the Bay Area that are interested in Ohio.

So no matter how tiring your day will be, you can always sleep and shower.Best of luck!

Its all covered here in this letter from my lawyer.Paying the tenant to cut the grass = see answer aboveReducing the rent to cut the grass = see answer aboveSolution = Raise the rent to cover the cost of lawn care and hire a legit company with Liability and Workmans comp insurance and sleep well at night.Or...cut it yourself and sleep better because you are tired.