There are services (for a fee) that the tenant can use to have you report on-time rent to boost credit.

We then come in as the equity investor to cover out of pocket costs (inspection and appraisal) and holding costs (6 months worth).Used correctly leverage will boost your returns while allowing you to shift risk to the 1st and 2nd mortgages. 

They also have some helpful free tips on boosting your exposure on FB.Best of luck to you!

At any rate over the next 4 years the carpet will be the least dramatic thing that goes down in this place.

I think it's high but in the same breath if you've got a group of talented deal finders and offering 1k per deal will motivate them to really hustle for you and it boost their production it might be a cost worth paying, I guess time will tell you if it's worth it!

Everyone we spoke to who were RE agents and/or investors were less dramatic, more aligned with what you said.

There is a "boots on the ground" advantage; between local networking and simply knowing the city better we can find deals that others might not be able to take advantage of.As a local, I think the additional investment in Memphis is a great boost to the city.  

We fix the systemic problems and boost the income through operational efficiencies.

The beautiful thing here is if you get a really good deal on land it really boosts the appraisal and can mean less out of pocket cash. 

I have good reason to believe this area will appreciate in the next couple years, in addition to earned appreciation I believe with about 20K in repairs i can boost the current market value to about $155-160K.