I find that not only is the house vacant, but his dog pissed all over the inside of my house, and every one of the furnishings were GONE, including the brand new fridge I bought.

@Lee Haenschen If your looking for a buy and hold play to immediately replace your income you may be looking at the wrong strategy. 

I would stay far away from Fayetteville if you're playing the long game

Another less reliable way is to play with the sold filter on Zillow or another 3rd party service.

I play “Two strikes your out” first offense a written warning by certified mail.

If you have a good relationship with someone, you can get a 9% loan, if not it can range from 10% to 18% and points can be in play. 

Last, and certainly not least, if you focus on qualitative factors (on top of ROI), there is an opportunity to create value and brand recognition by word of mouth (marketing, and your current tenants telling their friends that you provide a quality product/service). 

If they are the owners I play dumb.  

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