Do you have applicants complete an application and background check prior to viewing the home to eliminate any potential "bad apples"?

I would be willing to wager that Facebook, Google, Apple, etc. didn't have the best bookkeeping software until a few years into their venture. 

@Lynn Montang For me it's like the old Apple vs IBM thing.

Comparing using an IRA to invest in real estate to investing in real estate with personal funds, however, is an apples and oranges kind of comparison for the most part - the situations are just so different.The best way to evaluate a self-directed IRA is as compared to other things you might do with the IRA account. 

Alas I could not get that to fly, and got called a smartass for trying. 3% rate, i/o payments, balloon due in 30 years... works.

To be able to do an apples-to-apples comparison, you always want to look at the best rate you can get and the associated fees.Your mortgage broker is BSing about UPMIP refund.

It is our understanding that this proposal was originally presented because the city code enforcement department expressed that they could not collect fines placed on so called "bad apple landlords" who are multiple code enforcement offenders.

Its work for Apple or nothing? 

As I'm sure you know, it would be hard to compare apples to apples with units in this market and someone with lower standards and/or section 8 is definitely going to have an easier time finding tenants.

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