you can't do the same with stock, at least legally, or lotto tickets to change the odds, but you can certainly do that with SFR's...  

One was from a toll road ticket that the daughter got while driving their car and never paid.

If not, attempt to rent it before implementing big ticket solutions.

When I looked at the reports he sent, I saw 7 crimes and one eviction and the applicant informed the crimes were speeding tickets and the eviction was related to dorm back in college that his roommates didn't pay.

I was guided by my mortgage professionals over the years to aim to fill out the 10 “golden tickets” of conventional loans, before portfolio.  

Hi BP Community! 
As a first time real estate investor, I am currently sitting on some equity on a townhome I purchased in May of 2020 and looking to invest in a second property using that equity as a down payment. M...

The property 3 years later is worth 15k more.With rental increase let's say rent averaged 1,400 over 3 years time.1,400 X 3 years = 4,200 cash flow + 15k appreciation for 19,200 in 3 yearsNow if a roof, plumbing, electrical goes out on an older house the cost could be a little less or the same as a larger property with higher rents to repair or replace.If you have one tenant go out and turn and some big ticket items to replace that could be a swing of 10k to 15k outlay over 3 years leaving you with a nominal cash flow return.Example 2:You buy in Austin for 250k putting 50k down in a new subdivision.

It such a big ticket item you are better safe than sorry.   

And maybe just joining a “club” of like minded investors would be worth the ticket To the guy that suggested: have you done a deal with them?

Everything that I found so far has fees and tickets and sounds over the top.