I've been doing a moderate level of research around the housing industry and I am very excited and eager to jump in.

Business is valuable and this has not been a great year for the property management industry.

It's just very simple, clear, long established and industry accepted, and has significant knowns for how any enforcement or default type actions are handled. 

We intend to bring social responsibility and a willingness to do the right thing to an industry often devoid of caring, compassion and basic human decency.To spearhead our efforts, we needed a leader adept at building, managing and getting the best out of our team.

Although I don't have much experience in this field yet, I am passionate about real estate and hope to continuously learn and grow in this industry.

Look for sponsors that have been in the real estate industry thru several economic and market cycles.

See the chart from Fair Isaac Company (FICO) below: FICO Score Pct of Population Default Probability 800 or more 13.00% 1.00% 750-799 27.00% 1.00% 700-749 18.00% 4.40% 650-699 15.00% 8.90% 600-649 12.00% 15.80% 550-599 8.00% 22.50% 500-549 5.00% 28.40% Less than 499 2.00% 41.00% Source: Fair Isaac CompanyAccording to this chart, investors should use corresponding vacancy+tenant-nonperformance factors of approximately 5% for Class A rentals, 10% for Class B and 20% for Class C.To address Class C payment challenges, many industry "experts" are now selling programs to newbie investors about how Section 8 tenants are the cure.

Originally posted by @Kathy Fettke:Account Closed and like I mentioned earlier, we found out about their shenanigans very quickly, so only a handful of people contacted them, and we immediately removed them from our referral list.this has happened to all of us in the industry myself included..

The Forest industry is one of the most corrupt industries.  

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