This would mean your class of tenant causes more damage than expected, or hail destroys your roof *every 5 years* or something similar.

So, Brandon, if your capital reserves are 150kish, I would really think about doing some BRRRRs or Flips even to generate cash cause that 150k will be sucked up in 2 - 3 deals, instead you can use 150k to scale and never be out of the game.I wouldn't rush to infuse 100% of the capital in two holds. 

What caused you to get into a NOD?

I don't mean to cause offense - this is me just asking a genuine question.

Accept whoever applies" is an idea that would cost you a bucket of money in the long run.Bankruptcy is usually a "no" unless it appears to be a one-time event caused by something out of their control such as a massive medical bill or a business failure. 

Then of course, you are also hoping for appreciation.While it is attractive to not have to worry about cap-ex for a few years, many maintenance issues are usualy tenant-caused, so there may still be ongoing issues & expenses needing attention.Another option may be to buy an existing cheaper property, that's still in overall good shape.

Even someone seeing the gun could cause escalation that otherwise would not occur.

For apartments, I prefer to provide them because many apartment renters make mistakes hooking them up, or they cause damage moving them in/out. 

And while the deduction for depreciation is legit, you have to pay that back eventually - it's really a tax deferrment.I would be more interested in finding something that causes you to pay more taxes, because it is making you money.  

I stand corrected:)They do have an office in Metro Detroit and while we're far from perfect, we seem to get a lot of their unhappy previous clients.In our opinion, they built a system for Class A rentals - where tenants have 680+ credit scores and rarely have to be evicted or trash properties.They then tried to apply their processes to Class B & C rentals and that's when their service issues increased.All this caused them to recently significantly increase their Flat Fee pricing and monthly minimum charges.