Combining these strategies often gives investors the best balance of cost, simplicity, and security.

With really bad credit I do require (in addition to first month and security deposit) 1/2 to a full last month's rent and/or a good honestrenter.com score.

Consider all the things that could go wrong and see if the lease addresses them: unauthorized pets or tenants, early termination, security deposit, lease violations, late rent, eviction, lawn maintenance, parking, etc.5.

You would choose the tenant so you would have a decent amount of security on who is living there.

@Dylan Robinson I've got buddies that used their VA loan to secure big beautiful plexes in DC.

I can have separate bank accounts, debit cards, security deposit accounts etc. and now with new features like automatic recurring transfers things are even easier and time efficient 

In order to secure the property, we had to offer 10K over asking with the hope it wouldn't appraise.

I continue to pad my social security contributions full-time with the hopes of maximizing my retirement benefits.

I have a MTR near Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals, and I found it was a bit tougher than I expected to secure tenants.

Was is secured by the property?