The real problem I had to ask about four times what they were saying and then I only picked out part of it.

There are a lot of things buyers would nick and pick on from what I've seen. 1 the flooring, especially one of the bathrooms, what is that board on the wall behind the door?

Use simple online tools like BiggerPockets to pick apart property details.

Over the years I became more and more involved with some of those people and as an adult started taking them to lunch to "pick their brain" (Not my favorite term but you get the point).One of these Gentlemen I have continued to meet with and give him updates on my business.

You likely won't find your answer on the internet, FB marketplace is a good start, but I found all my help up there through referrals and picking up the phone. 

It sucks to leave a house that you could have picked up, but there are a lot more.

Pick places that are similar to what you are looking to buy.You can also head over to https://www.awning.com/airbnb-estimatorIt pulls the same data that AirBNB does and it is free.

I've heard of mentees who started cleaning up construction areas on a flip at the end of each work day or picking up supplies at Home Depot and delivering them to the job site.

And then a week later, find out the applicant you picked isn't going to rent from you after all.Then you have to start all over and probably could have had someone else in the previous group locked in by now.

Pick your dilemma - tenant quits paying rent and squats in the house for 2 months while you spend $1,000 to evict them, the AC goes out and it's $5,000 to repair, you need a new water heater, or roof, etc.