@Justin Manges - Thanks for the shoutout, my friend! 

Quote from @Lawrence Ng: Hey @Erik BrowningI was planning using the FHA loan and living there for a year.

It allows you to get a credit check and background check on people as well as mange payments, fees, maintenance request. 

It’s about the person you have to become to mange a portfolio this size.

Quote from @Lawrence Ngnce Ng: Quote from @Bonnie Low: I hate to see anybody get into a property they can't afford.

Currently, now, today, with NG use.

NG for heat is the most economical & we have a few on electric heat.

@Khanh Ng: One of the options (Street address, Legal Description, or Parcel Number) is needed to search the tax assessment, so if you have address info, you should be good to go. 

Also, depending on your state, but yes black out sellers info and mange closing through your title company.In an attorney state this gets more tricky.

I've read the BP book on manging rental properties, and other articles and such about the Fair Housing Act, and am wondering if or how I can decline a tenant on the basis of their criminal record from their background check.Here's what we're dealing with:-A misdemeanor drug possession charge from 5+ years back.