What documents do they require, what credit scores do they allow, how do they verify previous rental history, etc.?

I explain they will have difficulty renting a quality unit, that I will ding their credit, that I will attempt to garnish their future income to recover what they owe.

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A lender would have to be a fool to lend on collateral that wasn't protected - if the house is lost in a fire or whatever, the loan is unsecured at that point and is basically credit card debt. 

I have excellent credit, $100k in savings, the lot value to use as collateral and about $500k equity in my primary residence. 

Given these concerns, you might consider asking the seller to either repair the issues or offer a credit to cover estimated repair costs.

In court, a lot of requests from tenants is to seal the record so that it doesn't appear on credit reports. 

My brokerage has been tracking the data from the West Penn MLS for the past 2 years, and I would like to share some of the highlights so that we all have some hard facts to lean on when answering this question.

A tenant that does handyman will will eventually want to be reimbursed down the road, usually with rent credits. 

Do a cash out refinance to offset any credit card or installment loan with a rate above 9% to offset the loss until you have the ability to sell ot or transition into a STR.