To help save time, I plan to use Buildium, which should keep me organized and allow for online rent payments, tenant screenings, among other things.My brother lives in Cinci btw - nice city.

Darryl Dahlen - How does an inexperienced individual know how to screen these scammers from someone that is legit?

It's mostly agricultural, with high quality grazing land, and the market seems to favor sellers, as folks from Texas and other southern states are moving north looking for grass.

Evictions are going to happen occasionally, even with proper screening.

I didn't want any headaches with rent payment, so one of my screening questions is if prospective tenants will pay by EFT, electronic funds transfer.

I would like to thank everyone that contributes to BiggerPockets, alot of the information is very valuable to me, who is just starting out in wholesaling.Because I am just starting out in wholesaling, I don't want to waste my time and I want to start this right by asking the professionals on this website.Finding motivated sellers will not be the issue, but finding good quality properties that buyers are actually looking for will be my priority.

Screen what you go after...Quality not Quantity.Not sure if this helps, there are rule of thumbs, tricks of the trade, experience, intuition, etc...

They are rated "C" overall (recent ratings are "B" for quality but a "C" or "D" for price -- which sounds about right, given my own experience with them); definitely they're not a firm I would have hired had I looked myself, and I'll never use them again.

Why wouldn’t you want to compensate someone who brings you a quality tenant?

I would find out what the HOA's requirements are and then screen the tenants myself to make sure they meet those standards.