Originally posted by @Jay Hinrichs:in my experience  no human being on the planet will change this tenant class or  behavior or life situation.that all said I think the investor needs to income average.. its not if your going to have an issue that is guaranteed.you need enough doors so that you can implement @James Wise  strategies.. 

Yet, credit score is untouched despite their quirky behaviors. 

Benefits of the tax system favor those who are active and are assuming the risk of inherently risky business ventures, which encourages risk-taking behavior and creates alignment with the tenets of capitalismGreat post.....One of the best I have seen in over 10 years posting on BP and that's saying a lot!

When targeting use the demographics and behaviors of your target audience (i.e. likely to move, divorced, homeowner, etc...).

I think with the internet it's really hard to avoid this type of behavior.

And with the current administration's leanings and the rising popularity of certain political parties that do not like "rent seeking" behaviors, landlords are certainly being put under stress from the Federal government. 

Assuming the monthly income is not sufficient on its own, their savings or other assets should offset the deficiency. 5 or 10K is NOT adequate, but depending on the rent, 50K might be; any anything north of 100K should provide all the security you need.You still do a credit check to make sure they are not maxing out credit cards to live on and see what their historical performance has been; and background check to make sure they don't have current bad behavior.

It is in the lease that they must maintain it, but my guess is they can't figure out how to work the timer... they also have air conditioners in the windows which is not allowed by the HOA.Still wondering why I find this out from neighbors instead of the property manager... but I guess I'm not enforcing better behavior. 

I also had most of my complaints from other tenants about young adults being loud and noisy.With section 8 they are monitored by the city, so they have to be on their best behavior or they lose their voucher.

I'm not rewarding bad behavior.