I suggest you enter private money goldmine in search botton at top right of the screen and read the previous posts....here is one that gives good perspective as well as a link to legitimate private lenders.http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/1488...

Run a credit/screening report on yourself.

Broken glass lantern by the pool, smoke detector hanging in hallway, broken ceiling light in the bedroom, face plates missing or missing screws.

The home has been broken into, the furnace is gone, the house is open to trespass and no one knows for weeks.2.

Screen by what you're looking for; housing scarcity, tax implications, barrier of entry, coastal, climate risk off or on, etc.

Go to GET STARTED > EVENTS AND MEETUPS at the top of your screen.

Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of the screen and look for local investors or meetups in your area.

This is why it's so important for owners to do a better job of screening PMCs than screening tenants!

We're trying to best screen the applicants and my original standard was 3x monthly income and credit scores of 650+.I recieved my first applicant which is a group of 3 (couple and their sister).

Screen them as you normally would - does their income substantiate their portion of the rent +/- a little for changes in what the housing authority will pay out?