But even though now I am ranking and getting consistent organic leads, I am still pounding away at PPC because it is still working for me.

Even though they can cash flow, the market demographic can be very undesirable and unstable.

Penny wise and pound foolish? 

(I plan to dump Comcast like a girlfriend that gained 10 pounds.)5.

What I find helpful is to outline your qualification criteria (household income 3x times rent, 1 year of continuous employment, a certain credit score, etc.) on the application, that way undesirable tenants can screen themselves by not applying or if you happen to turn down a candidate, you have documentation supporting your case and why you did so.Another point in regards to your "verifiable income for a year question" is: you can have the candidate list employer references, which will allow you to contact their supervisor/manager and ask about their employment status and in this case their employment history. 

This is why you should always have this clause in your lease: Landlord is not responsible for damage or loss due to the failure of the appliances or the interruption of water/gas/power to those appliances, including but not limited to the loss of food.The tenants can go to the market and buy some 20 pound blocks of ice and stick them in the fridge and as long as they don't keep opening the door, it will keep it cool long enough for the repair. 

Like the South and South End of Tacoma it has many older, charming craftsman style homes but overall it's a very rough, undesirable area and the school ratings are some of the worst in the state at 1-3. 

You won't get that with a toolkit resale....Honestly, you are meant for this business, but skimping on the education piece is penny wise, pound foolish... 

all good posts. i am a home inspector here in the western new york area. i am a rather small man, 5 ft 8, 180 pounds, so, as you can imagine, i can fit into spots that even a mouse would fear to go. it gives me a distinct advantage in doing home inspections. i can agree with your concerns. if there were multiple areas of interest missed in the inspection, that is the fault of the inspector. if there areas that were covered with insulation, personal items, etc that items could have been safely moved, then the inspector should have moved them, especially in areas of major concerns such as plumbing or heating areas. personally, if i look under a sink and see personal items blocking what i want to look at, i am gonna move them. the personal items are not as important as what i may find, plain and simple. in a house i know is going to be rehabbed, i am going to pull back insulation that is blocking what i want to see. the owner is probably going to tear out that piece of insulation anyway. crawl spaces???

And whatever ounce of flesh they might award me from the attorney or bank would not be worth the pound of endeavor.