My issue with many guru's, even the "better ones" is most seem to never put their money where their mouth is.  

Found the deal via RETA and Ronan and couldn't be happier. 

Here are some suggestions for this tenant and for tenant screening in general:Personal references are probably not going to work as why would they bad mouth him to his potential landlord?

Could not be happier with Host Financial especially Adam Windham.

Any time you can get more cash flowing doors on one lot, they happier you'll be :-) It also seemed like the primary unity was only in need of a quick make ready.

@Rob K. gave you some great advice.We’ve been lending our own hard-earned money toward CA flips since 2010 and couldn’t be happier.

Ben, I have a mentor and could not be happier.  

They should stand behind their work and they rely a lot on word of mouth, so wouldn't want a dissatisfied homeowner.

Then you should have nothing to worry about.For many years now we have been telling investors to use their own expense deductions when calculating a return on investment.Our marketing team only quotes the “hard costs” as in - taxes, insurance and property management fees.We suggest discounting another 15% from the bottom line for maintenance and vacancy but I’d much prefer for everyone to OVERESTIMATE the expenses and UNDERESTIMATE the income using their own calculations.If the numbers work out then, the investment might be worth pursuing further.Classifying areas can sometimes get convoluted.Since I wasn’t born with a silver spoon in my mouth and consider myself a working class guy, my perception of B class might be someone’s of “Z class” lolMy advice to all is to visit town and see the areas for themselves.I’m confident they will be impressed.Especially if they have already toured other markets with similar price points to ours.Real estate is a rollercoaster of a ride and as much as we want to make it hands off/passive.

I had to put 35% down, and make up the gap which still leaves a sour taste in my mouth.