DTI is less critical and the properties ability to pay is more important.

The property was to the lot line with easements on both sides so attention to detail is critical always.

Which part of the tenant intake process is the most critical in your view?

This wonderful (and cold) morning, I wanted to chat a little about a few external and indirect aspects of walking properties to pay attention to, and when submitting offers how they can make an impact outside of the normal price, terms, dates, etc. 1.)

Make your bed.Review your prior year.Do your energy audit.Complete your envisioning exercise.Assign your NEXT LEVEL targets for all aspects of your life.Create your habit tracker and scorecard, to know if you're winning the game.Schedule the SPACE to review and keep score.Didn't have time to do these things?

Yes, a good SOW is critical to having a successful project.

@Mindy JensenI've messaged you a few times and I really love BP (more specifically the money podcast/FIRE community aspect) and would like to contribute whenever I can.

I have a passion for all aspects of real estate and have always wanted to try being an agent.The goal is to see how I do in an entrepreneurial atmosphere, specifically real estate as well as bring in additional income.

@Martin Guerrero although you can (and often should) bring a GC with you (esp. if you plan to do a rehab), if you want to become a successful RE investor, you should make it a goal to become proficient at evaluating properties (meaning: evaluating problems with the property, likely costs to remediate problems, potential value add opportunities & associated costs, etc.).Ultimately, you want to become almost as good (or maybe even better) at evaluating properties as a GC and inspector.   ...Once you get to that level, you become an invaluable piece of your due diligence process, and your due diligence process involves three experienced pros (you, your GC, AND your inspector--which is much better than just a GC and inspector).  ...at that point, your due diligence process is multi-faceted and very robust (which is critical to success in RE investing)....you can make your due diligence process even more robust by adding an agent who is highly experienced in property rehabs, RE investing, and who understands how to evaluate properties.Good luck out there!

Finding an agent that focuses on this aspect of real estate can be an absolute gold mine.