This is all very very helpful!

The 'good guys' on here can help the newbies by pointing out the very obvious trolls......Just my $0.02 I think if we have active moderators and active community to help put them back in the bag it will be fine as well.

The data @Devin Conley posted is pretty solid from my experience (I do not know Devin nor how he sourced the data, just going by my own investing experience).  

Any syndicate that over-leveraged and/or has a near-term maturity will be very challenged to survive. 

Most hosts have a closet where they store extra supplies, so yes it's very important o have a locked supply closet.Hope this helps!

Best regards, This approach is neutral and objective, focusing strictly on the criteria, and avoids discussing any specifics about the applicant’s personal situation.

Best of luck in your real estate adventures.  

I am looking for the basics.  

A reliable lender can fund a loan within days, this opens the door to countless more deals allowing you to get the best possible price. 

Focus on absentee owners and start with the ones who live the farthest away and only own one property in the area since they have the least use for the property.You can also drive for dollars, looking for anomalies of disrepair and then look them up in the tax records and use a site like Spokeo to do cheap skip tracing.