He was a short-order cook and tracked grease in on his shoes every day, leaving a track right down the living room and bedroom carpet that could not be cleaned. $1800 in repairs and I had $300 from his deposit.Don't even use the deposit for anything when the tenant lives there.

They are a great software that you can use not only to get your tenants to pay online, but also to manage your property or property management using a software that so transparent and organized and can very easily help you track/identify expenses and areas of growth.

I have 28 years with my banker and have had the LOC for 25 of those years so lots of track record..

If this is your first project, your partner will most likely need to be friend or family... someone who knows you really well since you have no track record. 

Nope, most lenders don't give loans to new RE Investments companies without a track record / collateral 

In the half-century that the government has tracked applications, the worst week ever, with 695,000 so-called initial claims, had been in 1982.

You're on the right track! 

This is not a dig at them, it's a dig at Dave Ramsey.He's an absolute idiot when it comes to investing whether it be securities or real estate and his track record shows that. 

2 - How do I get an inside track to deals?

I'll only rent to someone (as usual) that I deem to be able to pay the rent.I am lucky that I don't have mortgages on any of my long term rentals so I have the ability to help out my tenants short term or even forgive some rent to get back on track.