We like the safety of knowing our borrowers well, ensuring they know us, and having a first position trust deed against collateral that we have personally seen and vetted.

However, you might feel better by paying a title company to given you an Endorsement of the Lender's Policy.

it's worked well for me in the past as a policy and seems to get me 20%+ more rent then the market would normally bear.

Make sure you carry a good insurance policy.

Here are a few of mine in order of priority:Price-to-rent Ratio - 1% + ($1,000 rent for a $100,000 house or better)Crime/Safety - no violent crimeSchools - high rated schoolsAppreciation Rates - San Antonio is a relatively low appreciation area, but I am trying to find the best I can.What are some of yours?

They had to get a special permit from the town, and I required a special insurance policy of $500K before I would consent.

Send the other tenants notice to quit due to safety issues, and see if they continue to allow that.

Their new policy is that the mortgage insurance is permanently part of your loan regardless of your equity position.

I have a rental property (LLC) attached to my homeowners policy and I'm wondering if this will be a problem if I should get sued.

Make sure you understand your policy.