When I was your age, I was busy "touring" the world in a camouflage suit, marrying the wrong woman, and remaining a slave to limiting beliefs instilled by a poor family.

As investors, there are aspects of our profiles that instill more confidence than credit, such as experience, but credit is still a big/determining factor from a lending perspective. 

Some SFR's are "grandfathered in". Still

Well maybe they are dead where your at but not in my market...B and B+ properties in still getting 15 -18% and higher CAP...

I played football, baseball, basketball, and track and field in high school and not that I think about it being a perfectionist might derive from what those sports instilled.

All in all, I'd say use cameras, but do it wisely, make sure tenants and guests know to smile, but I would not try to instill a greater sense of security, keeping them responsible for any assumptions. 

However, at the same time my Mom instilled a love of real estate in me.

So we may walk away with 400 K or 500k how do we invest in rental property in still meet the requirement of buying equal or greater value?

One important question I have not seen asked, or maybe it was and I missed it: Is the investment you are thinking of local to you or far away.If it is local, then roll your sleeves up and jump in. Still

After assessing our options, I started investing in rental properties while in still in Haiti.