Make sure that you understand tenant screening, leases and zoning ordinances before you take the plunge.  

Embarking on an adventurous journey of being a landlord and have some basic questions after listing on Zillow and went through this: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...1- On Zillow, if people inquire and we have a screening criteria in the listing, should I reply to each of them or just ask if they meet all the screening criteria and then schedule a tour?

Originally I hired a less expensive rental management company (10%) This resulted in not as much exposure= not consistent rentals=nickel and dime expenses that were unnecessary.

Go to NETWORK at the top of your screen and you can search for other investors and investment groups in your area.

Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator.So, the first question they usually ask a PMC is about fees - instead of asking about services and HOW those services are executed.EXAMPLE: PMC states they will handle tenant screening – what does that specifically mean?

It's because of evil landlords like you buying up all the properties that this home would cost $9,000,000 today. 4) You spend money on unnecessary upgrades, like working furnaces which cause climate change, and push these microaggressions in my face to try and justify charging high rent. 5) If landlords didn't charge such high rent, there wouldn't be any homeless.

@Candace Noel, you best defense to avoid or minimize the risk of evictions is proper tenant screening.

She will not qualify as a tenant due to the terms and conditions of my screening and application criteria, primarily because she is unemployed. 

Is your screening process as vigorous as a single unit2.)

At one, when I opened the screen door, I could already smell the stench of garbage!