Watch out for crooked contractors, they can be terrific up to a point, (when you meet them)  and then  flip to totally bad and turn into crooks (even with the best recommendations) You need to have a healthy degree of suspicion at all times and protect yourself.  

Unless your house is near a college and your buyer will be an investor looking for maximum cash flow per room rented - 4 bedrooms in a 1,200sf house with 1 bath isn't very likely going to be super functional for most buyers.

Lastly, our long-term goal is to continue to acquire properties and build a strong base of passive income to help pay for our children's college and gain financial freedom. 

Hi All, I got an application from 3 female students graduating college in May. 

Are your purchase prices below market to a decent degree?

Greetings BiggerPockets Community,My name is Trevor Harris and I am a recent college grad interested in becoming a part time real estate investor (for now).

We've always used standard screening criteria and processed applications in the order received, but as @Patrick M. says above, it's the wait time forcing the wheels to turn slower that are killing us, and it's equally unfair to renters.  72 hours for additional information (like adding a co-signer/guarantor if we discover someone has no credit - like a college student), and 48 hours for them to accept an approval.

We have the 3rd in an LLC (just got it) and are working on getting the 1st and 2nd in the LLC and will buy the 4th through the LLC.Our first SFH we bought in 2012 for $85k with an 5 year fixed (balloon) in-house loan since we did not have much/any credit because we were still in college.

I'm buying a house in Huntsville for my daughter to live in while in college.

Great jobs, numerous colleges, hospitals, lots of family activities and outtings...look it up.