If the tenant is one who is going to dispute this valid charge, they will probably also lie about material facts involving the transaction to bolster their claim to try and rip you off.  

There is a domino effect in tough economic times which actually bolstered our business by taking on ex SFH tenants happy to pay our full rent.This is a prime reason, in addition to appreciation reversals, that I will not invest in SFHs.

To bolster the yields I would need to buy in areas that I would not feel safe managing the properties.  

The fact that he has admitted to the city officials is nice and a professional may be able to use that to bolster your legal case. 

Some other advantages I've observed from starting out young:Having a higher tolerance for riskNot being completely set in your ways of thinking, i.e. being willing to take unconventional approaches to common challengesBeing in a position to not only learn from others who are ahead of you in age/experience, but to have ample time to implement what you've learned from those people and to iterate upon itBeing able to build a solid career in tandem with your investments and using that career to bolster your network, find new investing opportunities and to build partnerships with othersI think it's exciting to get in the game early!

I’m ready now with a realistic timeline and a few starting goals: I want to take the rest of this year to learn everything I can, bolster my cash reserves, build my team, and get serious about networking.

I understand the points about being gainfully employed and having a great credit history to bolster your loan worthiness, but for me, it may be too late for that and "creative financing" may be my only option.I'm in Escondido too and have been reaching out to other BP locals to try and get a grasp on the possibilities of making it work here, in San Diego. 

For example, much of the energy boom has occurred in the heartland, bolstering former fly-over locations, long  overlooked by investors.3.

Here's a helpful link to a recent article that shows that rent payment can bolster credit history for tenants:http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/where-we-live/wp/2015/03/11/new-move-to-report-rent-payment-history-may-help-first-time-home-buyers/

This news was bolstered with an announcement from the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development stating that they would dedicate $62 million dollars toward a rental assistance program to bring 9000 homeless vets off the street.