And the majority of commercial lenders have rates in the 6s or 7s right now for most real world scenarios, and being overly worried or concerned about if it's 5 units or 500 units is absurd, both the rents and the loan size will automatically scale up and down accordingly (if anything, the larger unit counts scale better, so limiting someone to X units makes zero sense).

Most of the bad things concerning tenants have happened from inheriting existing tenants when buying a property.Any advice or experience on this issue would be greatly appreciated.I'm currently looking at a duplex for sale with existing tenants, trying to learn the ins and outs of possibly dealing with that issue.Thanks in advance.

Insurance is a huge concern right now.    

One of my concerns here would be even if she had the decree would she have evidence that it is paid.  

This also creates a relationship with your tenant.If I have concerns, and I rarely do credit checks, then I ask the tenant to pay a $50 application fee and use avail.co to apply.

Our concern is that fencing off property lines could restrict our access.Based on feedback from Tom and Peter, it seems prudent to involve Title Insurance to negotiate on our behalf for a favorable resolution.

A lease is the way YOU want to conduct your rental so choosing one randomly/ already done may not be correct for you.Resident screening is very important but there are state laws and even federal laws (disparate impact as an example) that you want to be careful about.Having a few key maintenance people is very important as well because that is an area of great concern to the resident.I could go on but feel free to ask more questions. 

If I could not find one on a property, I would note that as a safety concern and would highly encourage adding one for the safety of the home owners.

Interest rates are often a key concern for real estate investors, as mortgages are often the difference between a cash-flowing deal and a dud.

Some students rave about their guru, some come and complain about how they got ripped off.There are a few patterns that raise yellow and/or red flags that we want to call out that are concerning, and we think community members should be skeptical about when deciding whether to spend thousands of dollars (sometimes tens of thousands of dollars) on guru training.6 Signs Your Real Estate ‘Guru’ Might Be a Rip-Off:1.