What is quality of all the tenants on existing and potential?

The FF rates in my zipcode are higher than I expected and their quality is less than what I'm bringing online! 

I cannot speak to the quality of the coaches but the sales staff seamed well trained.

My advice would be to partner with someone who has additional funds so you can buy something that is of quality. $8k won't get you anything in a class B or A market with 20% down or even 10% down. keep going though!

For housing to really be addressed, there needs to be way less tape to set up ground up construction yet stricter rules on actual build quality not necessarily code.

High-quality photos and detailed property descriptions are key. 

For someone that's not as conservative, or a different view on the cycle, they might have a different opinion than me on all of this.2) Sponsor quality check: (takes about 45 minutes per deal)I believe that a great sponsor can take an average looking deal and make it great, and that in mediocre sponsor can take a fantastic looking deal and make it bad (especially if there is a severe recession).

Always buy the best quality property you can afford.

If so, how do you trust you're getting a quality tenant that is safe?

As others have stated, your fit & finish goals should be guided by whether you plan to:1) Rent: tenants don't always take care of a property, so you want to use lower-grade materials and workmanship.2) Flip: higher quality on workmanship and materials is usually required.Regardless, you always want to "Maintain to the Neighborhood".