When a consultant is used, HUD does not warrant the competence of the consultant or the quality of the work the consultant may perform for the borrower.

Running a credit check is the least important part of the screening.

Just be smart and use it for business, and not like other idiots who go out and buy flat screen tv's, etc.

Most of the experienced members here do point this out to the get rich quick folks and shake a little reality into them.There are TONS of bad Gurus out there, but there are also many quality ones.

The caller doesn't know you're screening their name, they just hear ringing.

It was inexpensive carpet, but it is all documented, and he lost his deposit, plus is in the process of getting a judgment against him for the balance.A TRUE professional carpet cleaner MAY be able to salvage it for you, depends on the basic quality and age of the carpet.

I'll do everything I can in terms of location, rent, and screening to cant things toward bringing in qualified, young professional/young family tenants, but being new to this, I don't expect to get exactly what I'm looking for, every time.

You can buy lists and screen them in a variety of ways. 30, 60, 90 day late, whatever.

The real key here is knowing how to screen your tenants.

Even with rent to own and with careful tenant screening, you will have other expenses.