Buy them at a discount, the lease-to-own eliminates property manager costs as well as me being a hands on manager, and once sold after 2-3 years (that’s what I am shooting for) you get appreciation profit, the discount profit back and while they are leasing you get cash flow from rent.

Another approach you can take to eliminate risk would be to use a specific type of lease option, a cooperative assignment, which allows you to do deals without risk or cash out of pocket.

This will eliminate the possibility that he brings her in under the radar (do drive-bys frequently IMO).Probably best to just walk away and find a reason to deny, but I can't say that's the best thing to do necessarily.

Most people who overcomplicate it are never going to result in a paycheck for the operator so I eliminated all of those distractions once I took a large slice of my market.What I do with all people who reach out is simple.

Some even eliminate student debt. 

This will be especially effective in places that don't allow gas for new construction.Energy retrofits on rental housing is largely a waste of time, particularly in markets where more housing is desperately needed.Agreed, plus eliminating exclusionary low density zoning.

It's those maniacs that buy homes cash via quit claim deed off of craigslist that really get screwed.Make sure your property manager is a licensed real estate brokerage.Google Clayton Morris and/or Morris Invest for a cautionary tale of what not to do when buying turnkey real estateUnderstand you can not eliminate all risk, only mitigate it.

@Jody BowenDisclaimer:I'm not a CPA OR TAX ADVISOR-I'm self employed my self on an LLC but tax as an SCORP which eliminates selfemployment taxNow in real estate if you are doing buy n hold then LLC is good for asset protection but flipping an S Corp would do.Pls consult your CPA.

If gnats are in the houseplants either tell them they cannot have houseplants, or I would recommend mosquito dunk powder to help eliminate the gnats from the plants.

However, it's not an option I have eliminated because of how expensive the SoCal market is.