We also will not accompany them to their bank safety deposit box so they can show us their gold (yes, I was recently asked to do so.)We verify employment by looking up the business phone number (ignoring any provided by applicant) and contacting HR or management to verify their employment AND home address (if not printed on paycheck).

I feel like value-added opportunities would be easier in SFH over MFH for resales because families would purchase SFH differently from MFH which could be something to keep in mind in the long run as a safety net if you needed to sell because renting wasn't sufficient.

The house is liveable and the settlement is more of a cosmetic issue rather than a safety one (for now at least).

An enlightening example, is the owner of a corporation diverting unreported corporate funds to a safety deposit box, mixing in his own funds, and then spending $10’s of thousands of the corporate funds for his own personal investments, and use.

My finances are in order with a 401K, Roth, safety cash, etc., so this $165K will be available.

A lot of long-time landlords do things to save money like rent out illegal ADUs (not up to current safety code) or accept under the table rent payments to not report it the income to the IRS - they're just asking for trouble doing this in a pro-tenant city. 

YMMVI am not going into the legal, safety or political points of hiring these guys and using them.  

You needed a safer car when you got married then one with more safety features when you got kids. 

3) SM Property Value Appreciation Trends4) SM Pop Growth5) Safety compared to the rest of Dallas6) Income - median and avg7) Rent Cost - median and avg8) Rent Growth Trends9) What percentage of population under poverty line10) What percentage of pop are families 11) What percentage of population are families w kids12) Avg people in a household12) historical vacancy rate13) avg bed/bathroom composition14) Profession by percentage 15) Commuter population by percentage and commute timeThanks y'all!

All of their portfolio was in Indi.I think if you're buying in good, improving markets, then even with turnkeys you'll see price appreciation and rent increases over time, which will increase your safety margin and profit.