I'm particularly interested in what tactics people have implemented for sourcing quality deals (not the I need 100% financing bs)Would you:1.

I'd hate for a temporary dip in the quality of the tenant pool to be giving my landlord "spidey sense" false alarms on account of taking an extra month or two to fill a unit.

What was the quality like compared to local options?

Here's some basic copy & paste info that may help you make better investing decisions:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

My recommendation is to have someone put in excel and show you the actual numbers.

I have recently worked with a company that has an excellent offer.

I think the first place to start is evaluating quality deals.

This has also allowed us to provide some excellent incentives for our investors, locking in long term debt currently at 3.75%  through our in house financing program.

I also like contractors that have packets that allow you to pick out the stuff that you want to use for that project, which reduces the quality control process..

An Excel file or other detailed record-keeping system would okay, as long as it accurately tracks your hours spent on real estate activities.