When you can truly speak to your tenants, understand your community, and can genuinely manage your properties with a little patience & love, you will have a true bond that can/will mitigate many of the negatives. 

I am genuinely interested in the timeline of the previous gentlemen’s investment venture because I know folks that tried and bailed, while others who have done it for decades successfully.

Someone genuinely disabled will have no problem with doing it.Someone on BP found this link and I bookmarked it for the HUD letter.  

I don't plan on doing this job forever anyways though.Not trying to sound like I'm attacking, I genuinely appreciate the advice.

As far as I've experienced, he's not trying to sell anything folks, he's just a genuinely nice guy interested in helping others get a long term path put in place.

It actually turned out they had genuine issues with their bank accounts being compromised.

@Shawn Burns I would ask them to fill out an application only once they have had a showing and are genuinely interested in renting the property.

If you treat people with simple honestly and kindness and respect, with a genuine desire to help them find the best deal for them, they will send their friends, family and acquaintances to you. 

People can usually tell if you're being genuine.  

What an amazing transformation for such a small investment.