It is a get rich slow scheme.

(Paint, vacuum, deep clean, etc)I have two units in San Jose, possibly a third in a nearby city, that just all happen to vacate at around the same time that need a bit of touch up.

If the relationship with the tenants is so strained that we can't walk through that house needs to be bought at a deep discount, as those tenant issues are being passed along.

I try and go back two or three landlords deep and get references from those people too as they are more apt to give you an accurate story since they have no vested interest in whether you rent to that tenant or not.I have also seen some previous landlords hesitant to give a "bad" reference for fear of some liability if the tenant gets denied due to it. 

I am an active duty military member so the values of honesty, integrity and trust are rooted deep in me and I do my absolute best to instill it in those who work along side of me.

The reason people say build credit and funds so often is because it is the path of least resistance (although slow) and proves the most successful.

Doesn't help that it's tax season so the responses have been extremely slow.

But people are dying to move here and I dont for see that slowing down. .. 

Doesn't surpise me, I just closed on a Wells HELOC and it took 60 days and a TON of ridiculous stips(and we have low DTI, good credit and free and clear properties)  My loan officer who usually does our mortgages explained Wells does not do HELOC's in house so that explains the slow underwriting process. 

It really gets down to whether or not the park community is in the PATH of PROGRESS or in the BLIGHTED PATH of NO OR SLOW RETURN?