In the process, you become a nomad, moving from house to house every year, but leaving a growing rental empire in your wake.And during each year, you can dump the money which you save by legally avoiding excessive down payments and high investor interest rates, into rent-enhancing improvements to your current primary residence.Request to other BP Members : Please correct me if I am overstating the legality of using the Nomad Strategy in Central Florida.  

Ignoring one to enhance the other is not intelligent investing.

Unless it enhances your property or adds value I would not do it.

This is how I sell it -- Most understand and appreciate the process:- $35 fee for each adult >18 years payable directly to Transunion Smart Move (not me)- Fee is mandatory and all of my tenants have gone through the screening process- I want all of my tenants to feel comfortable with their fellow tenants - As a female (or as a husband), I'm confident you will appreciate these measures to enhance the safety and comfort of your loved ones against those who may have a violent or sexual assault history

Both Sharon and Bill’s recommendations are positive effective forms of human interaction -that cost you nothing, enhance respect for you, and help those who are involved in strife to bring out their better character.

@Eric H. its $114 per month - now there are several types of searches you can run like - address tracing - trace detail - enhance people search- license plate trace- judgement search- and more it goes really deep, if this tools gets in the hands of the wrong person it can be deadly . 

Upside is that any given improvement in NOI at these cap rates creates a bigger lever to enhance value, w/ the risk being that cap rates go back up before you sell.

Your cash flow will be diminished by greater leverage, but you can certainly still make money on a good deal and even enhance your returns with the high LTV.

Insurance services, eviction protection, skip protection, bed bug/mold protection, loss of rents, pet damage protection, entity structuring and asset protection (from a consulting standpoint), renters insurance, tenant liability insurance, maintenance services to tenants and other PM's, tenant placement guarantees, "enhanced" monthly reporting, setting up entities, bank accounts, eins for foreign owners, utility management, etc.Take anything that is standard in your market and see how you can kick it up a notch.

It's also a good enhancement to the property and will be a beneficial going forward.