Now, multifamily will be a little less desirable than single family, and there are a lot of new apartment complexes you might be competing with, so make sure your finishes are nice and you "harden" your rentals.  

They are lucky to have a good landlord.When the reverse happens tenants become hardened and no longer contribute towards a property.

And the surface was hardened. http://s284.photobucket.com/albums/ll8/maxc2010/3060%20CR%202182%20Greenville%20TX/?

Good idea for a thread, but it's been posted previously; just a couple of them here:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/68041-how-do-you-harden-your-rentalshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/51199-making-your-rentals-durable-Many other threads exist on specific items, like flooring or plumbing.

These areas can require some advanced management techniques and hardening of the properties.

Heres a really good discussion on hardening/bulletproofing rentalshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/68041-how-do-you-harden-your-rentals

I typically harden/ replace any items that need to be taken care of prior to putting a rental in service to avoid future headaches.

I found this post valuable as to how to harden your rentals.http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/6804...

Students will trash your place but there are remedies...cement floors, harden prison style bathrooms ..etc.

So if you wouldn't mind, please share whether a new investor or hardened veteran:What part of REI would you suggest to start getting your education in and why?