I say that in jest, but want to emphasize the point that nobody has a crystal ball, and anything can happen, and while it looks like Trump will landslide in 2020... you can expect an absolute blood bath in 2024.

I have a college education of business that emphasized real estate.  

<< -- Reed perhaps fails to understand that if someone has read 20 books on real estate investing, the 21st book will cover much of the same ground but in different words.Having read a great many books myself, I am indeed happy to uncover one new idea in the next book I read.As has been emphasized repeatedly on this site, the fundamentals of investing succesfully in real estate are relatively simple, but putting them into actual practice is often very difficult.

When people come to look at it, emphasize the house is for rent not the barn.

So, knowing where to draw the line is absolutely crucial.One thing that I can not emphasize enough is that you do NOT want to get in to the business of making empty threats towards tenants.  

Try to find something you can add value to.I also went to college, not that is mandatory, and I got a business degree that emphasized real estate.  

Very few students will actually meet the common "renter requirements" often emphasized here on BP.

I can’t emphasize enough how much it matters whether a plaintiff’s lawyer can get to a jury or not.

What you talked is exactly what our professor emphasized.

I pre-screen heavily over the phone - I reiterate what it will cost to move in, and I emphasize that we do background checks specifically looking for evictions, judgments, and criminal activity.