We typically buy and hold but it would depend on the numbers for this project, we'd be open to either BRRR or fix and flip so there's a few possibilities.

For the first 10 houses (all residential single family homes), we would get a typical landlord insurance policy and our properties are owned in either my husband or my name (not through an LLC).

But @Tyler Dunkel, know that these are most of the time credit cards, not a typical bank loan or SBA loan.

Like most service industries, there is nothing more important than the human touch as that is what people relate to and feel comfortable with.

Here are a few methods that have worked well:• Data Providers:Consider subscribing to services like PropStream or ListSource.

@Jay Fayz for SFR (1-4 family) Classifications are mostly opinion-based.Not aware of anyone tracking eviction rates, except Evictions Lab nonprofit that doesn't like landlords.Here's some info that might helpt:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

Are you finding motivated sellers via the typical route of using the prominant software platforms like propwire and propstream?

Also, if anyone knows of any other background check services that are more reliable please let me know.

As for how much I’d put down, it typically ranges from $0 to $100K, depending on what I’m bringing to the table or what my partners are contributing.

Typically they can do it while the client is there closing.