If you are doing 4 or less, then the cons I think outweigh the pros.

This to me far outweighs any monetary damage the land lord can put on you. 

I've budgeted for repairs and have maintenance agreements.Other than a CURRENT eviction, one prospective tenant appears to be rock solid so I'm wondering if people think the pluses outweigh the eviction.Everything isn't verified yet but here's what I can see so far:Same residence and landlord since 2000Income is 120% of my requirement2 FICOs (married) in 700sTenant lost eviction mediation - court filings show tenant stayed through hurricane repairs and frequently did own minor repairs but withheld rent because range was broken for 4 months.

But I just don't see how risks created by leveraging outweigh stability of paying cash.  

Couple A's dual incomes may outweigh their extraordinary amount of questions and request for the shed, etc. 

To say this woman was thorough would be an understatement, and I really felt that her enthusiasm to chase dead beat tenants far outweighed her enthusiasm to rent houses.I think her advice was : get a judgement, get the deadbeat into court, get a court approved payment plan, and if they default get them thrown in jail for contempt of court.I'll try and get the url.

In this case you need to decide if the cost of improving the layout out weighs the loss of lowering the price.

A far out weighs B as far as mitigating risk. $200 below 3X is minimal.What is your logic in choosing B.

Its a GREAT town and area, but the risk outweighs the reward for us.

Since the savings far outweigh the cost of that one dinner per month (and you can skip one dinner out per month and the strategy is free), it's actually a fantastic investment.