Legal and advisable screening criteria include income verification (2-3 times monthly rent) and thorough rental history checks with previous landlords.

This include conventional, creative options like this 5% down option, DSCR, non-recourse, commercial, LOCs, HELOCs, installment loans, bridge loans, etc. 

There are estimated 8.5M Akiyas in Japan, completely vacant, including in major cities like Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto. https://www.businessinsider.com/japan-millions-empty-home-ak....

New investors tend to fail in factoring in all costs, including repairs, maintenance, vacancies, and property management fees. 

Curious if any tax pro's out there know if capital gains from sell of SFH rental property is included "Provisional Tax" for SSA tax purposes.Thanks,Paul

Hazard policies typically include a liability addendum.

Make sure your contract includes 'and/or assigns' language and a marketing clause to be able to promote it.

However, in many cases you likely won't be able to obtain by-laws until you are under contract.I would have your attorney include a specific "HOA" rider in the contract for this exact reason- It basically would require that you have ample time to review the governing docs of the HOA, such as master deed, current by-laws, current year’s budget, and last two years of audited financial statements, association meeting minutes, etc. 

Most businesses, including the real estate business, is about taking calculated risks.

the dti will include all of your monthly debt obligations on your credit report as well as the mortgage payment you're taking on along with property taxes and insurance