That would really juice my returns if I could max out the rent.

But, what happened in Silicon Valley is that even with the market crash, and the 6 - 8 month decline in rents - is that then the foreclosed-upon owners were now looking for rents, and rents not only came back to where they were, but soared way beyond what could have been imagined.So, unless your rental is in a town where the only employer may go belly-up (a one-factory town), you probably won't have to worry about it. 

Take a listen to the podcasts, they have been a good source to get the creative juices flowing to overcome hurdles.  

If you want to deal with these people you need to be as savage as them and be able to make deals with them belly to belly .

That tingling feeling your feeling in your belly, that's your gut telling you to run.

In other words, they either know their credit history is dismal and/or their FICO score is lower than a snails belly button.

The reason we replaced the pipes in the backyard is the Plumber told the tenant that there were bellies in the pipe that were also contributing to the sewage problem.

@John FiastroGo with the hardwoods it will reduce your ongoing costs.We do a light buff and then put several poly coats to seal the floors against liquids (beer, urine, juice etc.)Another great product is vinyl allure flooring.

Now, because you choose to avail yourself to conforming loan products and their lower rates you can't sit belly to belly with your banker and change terms on the fly.

Plumbers say it has been a long standing issue based on their assessment - there is a very large belly in the plumbing and two separate plumbers say there is no way (in their opinion), that the prior owners could not have known/had issues before.This was not disclosed.