The homes I own total to 24 bedrooms, 8 bedrooms per home (1 master and 7 shared bath bedrooms).

.: Thanks for the replies I totally understand you can not eliminate risk 100%I was just wondering if there was a safer way to handle this. 

It's pretty much already been said...normal wear and tear for small picture hanging holes...cost to repaint entire unit needs to be accounted for in the total rent from a 1 year lease.

In a total package deal for a single family or multi what do you look for?

It is a duplex totaling 4 bds and 2.5 baths with modern updates, in great condition.

If you do it right, it’s arguably the best market to invest.Purchase: $80k-$130kRent: $1100-$1500 (no rent control in MI)1% rule: .9%-1.4% rule dealsCoc ROI: 5-12%Total ROI: 20-40%Cash flow: $50-$250/door (after all expenses and budgeting for maint, capex, vacancy)Appreciation: 3-10%+ (has been double digit for a decade)Location: C+, B-These numbers are based on the “sweet spot” in Metro Detroit.

Appreciation virtually always results in rent appreciation which results in increased cash flow.Case shiller used to publish a ranking of large cities based on total residential return since the year 2000.  

Hi Renee, I totally get where you are coming from.

I totally agree with you @Pat Aboukhaled! 

A simple source document review correlating the company's bank records of money in, investor principal owed out and total out for real estate currently owned would likely reveal a lot.