Measure risks and liabilities with each location, housing type, and tenant demographic.

Unemployment is perhaps a better measure for me; and in particular the source of the employment.

When meeting with an advisor make sure they explain how the measures in place to make sure they act in your best interest so that you understand and are comfortable with it and not just say a bunch of financial jargon and give you a ton of papers to read.

Marketing has changed so dramatically in recent years and many legitimate business people, in absolute desperation, turn to all sorts of measures attempting to generate leads, hence new business.If you picked up on this up front and it bothered you (understandably) something inside of you override your instinctive mind, defying logic.As for your expectations, Jenni, paying for hard costs up front is customary.

You can qualify for delayed financing as long as: The cash used for the original purchase is documented to the bankThe new loan amount doesn't exceed the property's original purchase priceA title search  shows no new existing liens on the homeUsually the institution that offers this type of financing option will seek fraud-prevention measures.

Assuming the security measures do not suffice, are you covered in the event they vandalize the place?

There is definite value to spending money when I can measure the return.

sounds like a good reason to go buy one of those electric measuring gadgets.  

Although renting to college students does not necessarily mean that the place is bound to be destroyed, I would say that I think there are some measures you can probably take.

They simply scope the damage to the property and measure the amount of roofing and other collateral damage.