And, if I don't trust someone for any reason, I can guarantee they won't qualify.

I had her sign the lease, guaranteeing that the rent would be paid, collected the money and gave her the keys without ever meeting the problem child.

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If a roof costs $5000, say, and lasts 20 years, that's $250 a year you need to be sitting aside for that.The 50% rule, however, isn't a guarantee.

I can guarantee you that is not always the case.

While there are never any guarantees, I know there are things that can be done to predict when a tenant will be more responsible.My hunch is that a person's wealth has very little correlation with their willingness to pay their rent.

I can guarantee you that if there's a lawsuit, there will be a settlement even if this case is frivolous.

I’d like to leave you with a thought:RE is the only game in which having lots of money does not guarantee success, and having no money does not prescribe failure.

It's hard to say, even if you screen well and find a qualified tenant there's no guarantee they stay beyond the lease.

No guarantees in court.