Lets goooooo Thanks for the mention @Michael Smythe,G'Day Geoff,We got your investor application and thanks for sending the POF.Our on-boarding is pretty stringent and we are known for turning down a lot of business.This approach has helped us eliminate headaches for the investor and us if we don't see a good fit.I'm looking forward to jumping on a call and discussing further and if nothing else at least pointing you in the right direction.I also suggest chatting with @Jackelyn Lee.

I prefer to invest locally to where I live as it eliminates a lot of potential challenges and I know the market well.

A full-time security guard might help eliminate this, however, for a property of this size, that is simply cost prohibitive.I’m wondering if the market is just tough for everyone right now, if we’re looking in the wrong places, or if our criteria are too tight for tenants willing to live in this class C- neighborhood.Would love to discuss/brainstorm this in more detail with anyone who has experience filling class C units in this downtown Phoenix market.

And with you using one of the units as an office would not eliminate the fact that you are 'disqualified person'.

We have eliminated oil heat and electric baseboard heat because of their high cost of operation. 

You cannot simply eliminate a property right with the stroke of a pen and, as a retired judge, I'm sure Bissen knows this.

We renovated this tenant’s unit early in our ownership to try to eliminate some of the issues but unfortunately when someone is just a problem being helpful doesn’t seem to work.

Looking for a good online program for tenants to pay rent. There's a lot to choose from, any recommendations?

It's essentially Stessa partnered with a 3rd party bank where the rent payments are ACH-ed into and it is a high yielding account.

You send it to your property manager.IRS Form W-8ECIIRS Form W-8ECI InstructionsBy filing Form W-8ECI foreign investors eliminate the mandatory 30% tax withholding as it notifies the property manager (and the IRS) the foreign investor will be filing annual tax returns to report their income and expenses related to the rental property.