I had 3 door knock teams.... one man one women... women kicked but men where there for safety.My wife is a lifelong realtor.. and there are certain things you need to do to be safe.. she kind of has a sense.. she gets crank calls and kind of has learned what situations not to be in.one of the major ones is alone with male.. she opens the house and stays on the front porch.. never gets trapped in a bedroom and would never go into a basement etc.talk to your real estate agent lady friends.. there are courses.having a firearm while great.. you have to be a quick draw and most can't hit the broad side of the barn with a pistol especially in a high stress situation..

At some point, a poor cat trapped inside.

The per-door cash flows are equivalent to other methods, but you can just keep re-using that same chunk of money over and over again, so none of your own money gets "trapped" in the properties.  

Rents are higher and the tenants are less likely to turn their apartments into “trap houses.”

I'm concerned about having my cash "trapped" in the rehab for too long though?

Originally posted by @Michael Privman:I have had $0 but also $5,000.Yes, I agree, it could vary widely, and for me, it all happened in one year.At one rental, a tenant left because of insect infestation.

However, this could be a trap if a large loss to lease is apparent in the financials due to artificially high market rents.

The main thing is to be proactive and transparent- hire an exterminator to come and secure the property from any intrusions and set traps as a precaution (be proactive - rats and mice will always find a way in if there is one).Try to get an idea of when construction will end or at least when the demo phase will end.

I reminded my friend to dig out the grout residue from the compromised P-trap before it set.

Who buy these “traps”/bad deals?...