That's always the worst case scenario after the landlord-tenant relationship has broken down.

The deeper your market knowledge, the stronger your relationships with agents, contractors, and lenders, and the better your deals will get over time.

Sold it early because of my relationship and had to move.

However, the most effective method is to simply tell the tenant that they'll need to provide proof of insurance prior to or on the day 1 of the start of the lease, otherwise the keys will not be provided to them.

IDK pets can certainly do damage but with a decent long term tenant I tend to want to preserve the relationship.

You are building a long-term relationship.

I am still a bit leery about Safeguard's relationship with this particular borrower and even the closing agent.

I’ve built strong relationships with local agents and other investors in the Hamptons, which helped me discover this off-market property.

Getting Fair deals on labor and repairs comes from developing win/win relationships with contractors.

My professional background is data science / analytics, which means analyzing cash flows will probably come more naturally than building relationships, which apparently, is how one finds deals worth making.Are there meetups in these areas I should attend (digitally at first, presumably)?