Start small, learn tenant management, and don't wait for the perfect market.Good luck!

With your current tenant moving out, it sounds like it could be the perfect time to plan your sale and exchange. 

The house is also really nice, not perfect, but nice.Also, I know Zillow also uses the MLS.

People are imperfect and things like late payers is something you deal with in your approach to managing properties more-so than in the vetting process because if tenants were perfect most would be owners not renters.

@Ryan KonenOne that we believe goes overlooked is courage and the courage to speak up if you have an opinion as well as be open to feedback.As a ceo I am not perfect and do not know it all, If someone disagrees with me - then say it - and know there is not a backlash or repercussions for disagreement.

But here’s the thing: just because someone has an EA or CPA title doesn’t automatically make them a perfect fit for what you need.

Some have perfected it.  

Of course, we do not live in a perfect world though.

Salt Lake City area is perfect for real estate investing.

The 50% rule is not perfectly accurate, but if your underwriting differs significantly from the 50% rule (which it does in this case), be sure you can justify the discrepancy.