Their combined monthly income is 3X my rental amount but the man's income is in cash (he is a car mechanic).

I don't like mixing the two - it can get messy if he stops mowing due to mechanical or health issues, etc.

You don't want a failure in the middle of winter.

For me, I would need them understand this was a failure on their part, and it can’t happen again.

I completely disagree with the lege and Texas Real Estate Commission that failure to disclose is brokering. 

Also, this agent appears to be a novice (or setting you up for failure) as they should know about what areas have growth potential.$100k for a 2/2 is high for the City of Detroit, unless at least Class B.So, you should take time to understand the NEIGHBORHOODS in the City of Detroit.You might want to follow the "Deep Dive" series we're doing on our BiggerPockets blog about Metro Detroit cities, City of Detroit Neighborhoods and comparing Metro Detroit to other hotspots investors usually consider: https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/99854-deep-dive-into-metro-detroit-cities-ecorseContact us with any other questions:)

Failure to pay rent is a pretty clear violation of a lease, even in very pro-tenant states, so after the hassle of the lawsuit, a path is clear to make the property owner whole.

With 16yrs ahead of us, they already been lied to /stolen/manipulated from but they will never brag to you about their failures. and that is why you believe doctors make the worst investors.

@George Ramsay , I wouldn't even want to get training from someone that tries to "sell" you into his program by telling you that you if you don't jump on an opportunity immediately before you have time to really think about it means you are a failure. 

When they finally move out, you'll discover a ton of unreported maintenance and possibly damage caused by failure to maintain.Landlords should encourage tenants to report maintenance issues.