Because pretender investors with little to negative knowledge about real estate and no comprehension about money other than it can be traded for stuff at Walmart have this false belief that they can make massive income with no credit, no money, no marketing knowledge, no contractual knowledge, no negotiation or as apparent in this thread no people skills, no understanding of the tools needed to comp houses, no estimation skills and no appraisal skills.

Get Google Voice provides a very good overview of the features.

. :) It starts with having a good and comprehensive rental agreement in place.

Here is a quick overview of the three candidates:#1 - Family of four with two older sons. 

Actually, I have a comprehensive lease agreement which include early termination and deduction from early termination. 

From a high level overview, Trulia shows low crime rates for the properties I research - anyone from the area can indicate otherwise? 

It is quite comprehensive and gives you an "in the trenches" perspective. 

@Shane CraigFirst and foremost run a comprehensive background check on a tenant.

Refer to the link below for an overview on the changes.

Aside from providing the basics (ie. listing tool to get the property published to 10+ major sites, scheduling tool to schedule viewings, tenant screening with comprehensive applications -- pulled reports from TransUnion, which include nationwide criminal background checks + credit checks + eviction history, digital lease creation tool, rent collection tool, and maintenance tracking tool), some services also offer your tenants additional capabilities which makes it an easier sell on your end when getting them to transition over (ie. their ability to report on-time rent payments to the credit bureaus; this can create an added incentive for making sure they pay that rent on time).