What strategies have you found most effective for securing financing in a competitive market?

See the chart from Fair Isaac Company (FICO) below: FICO Score Pct of Population Default Probability 800 or more 13.00% 1.00% 750-799 27.00% 1.00% 700-749 18.00% 4.40% 650-699 15.00% 8.90% 600-649 12.00% 15.80% 550-599 8.00% 22.50% 500-549 5.00% 28.40% Less than 499 2.00% 41.00% Source: Fair Isaac CompanyAccording to this chart, investors should use corresponding vacancy+tenant-nonperformance factors of approximately 5% for Class A rentals, 10% for Class B and 20% for Class C.To address Class C payment challenges, many industry "experts" are now selling programs to newbie investors about how Section 8 tenants are the cure.

By doing this, you effectively shield each property from the liabilities of the other—should an issue arise with one, it won't affect the other.

Do you legal, effective, and signed leases?  

The entire left side of the house is also lined with tall trees so taking these trees down would not hardly effect the amount of shade being cast on the home. 

I am not a fan as it would not give a homey feel or look.Anyway, I would love to hear cost-effective ideas for either the long term, short term, or both.Thanks for your time.

How can one, who has only rudimentary knowledge in real estate without any boots on ground experience (read a few books), effectively choose a real estate agent?

Sometimes, the threat of legal action can prompt a more serious response, but it’s also possible they’ve hit significant roadblocks that they’re not effectively communicating.4.

I have a rental property in Western NC that was hit. Access is impossible and it will take a long time for the city to be rebuilt back. Roads are still failing and the first priority, rightfully, is to save lives and ...

Being able to enter a property with only 5% down means you can leverage your money way more effectively as well.