I do not want sales agents in my market to believe I am expecting a fee each time I purchase a property and go out of my way to make it known to the broker community that they will represent me and collect their fee if they bring me a deal.

Even though rental properties can be somewhat passive, there are still things to keep an eye on, like collecting rent, making sure utilities get paid, ensuring property management is doing their thing, etc.

Yes, unlikely, but there is a chance to collect. - They have a working relationship with the court personnel, which always helps. - They know the process cold, so shouldn't make a newbie errors. - They are arms-length. 

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

I’d love to hear some perspectives from more experienced investors on what you think about the info below:$75k for a 5bd 3 ba manufactured home that rents out each room for $500/monthPros:Reliable tenant paymentsCheap purchase price relative to income generatedPotential for ~16% CoC ROICons:Long distance investment (requires property manager)Month-to-month leases per bedroom (& no deposits collected)Located in Utica, MS – not a thriving market for rentalsManufactured home – not sure this type of home will build equityUnsure what kind of tenants live here Hey Molly!

If anyone is curious I had about $9k collecting dust that is my little "RE Developer" fund and I right now it is up to $11k and growing.

Short term rental income can be considered with PROOF, ie airbnb's yearly income statement etc.

For instance, given the proof of work concept used to verify transactions, there was an inherent limit built into Bitcoin that would preclude it from ever becoming a high transaction currency.  

To avoid actually collecting money every week the lease agreement stated that the term was week to week, but if you paid in advance for 4 weeks worth of rent on the 1st of the month, you would receive the remaining days of the month at the discounted rate of being free. 

I think the issue is going to be more on BP side of how do you collect and monitor this, and is it really worth it, or do you just ban someone for a month for first offense, 3 months for second and lifetime for 3rd...