Tenants may have to wait longer to get a repair done, because you were watching your kid in the school play. 

One of the biggest pieces of Credit, is your payment history - Have you ALWAYS been on time?

.), and schools (Basis Phoenix Primary), along 32nd St, north of Shea, south of Cactus.Something to note, as both yourself and @Ryan Swan have mentioned, the units you're looking at aren't in a war-zone.

Compare your rent/price ratios, consider retail demand, research crime and schools, etc.

It's growing every year and the school continues to get nicer and more prestigious...

If they have kids in the school system, consider extending their lease as month-to-month and terminating between July-August so they have time to move and set their kids up at another school district. 

Think about it as if you were the lender and you had someone in your position who was going to be locked up without a stable income for the next 4ish years and a good credit score but with little to no credit history who wanted to borrow a million dollars plus.

Meet the Tenants , look at the unit, check with current owner on tenants on time payments and unit repair history.....

Purchase price: $300,000 Cash invested: $300,000 This property was purchased while I attended medical school.

I was in my Jr. year of High School and remembered just how much the budget was to build.