Remember their ability to keep their job (or have a steady income) will directly effect their ability to pay the rent.We always have them submit pay-stubs. 2 - 3 most recently ones give us the information we need.

To be more successful, you simply have to work on the other elements to progress your REI pursuit.

I think home prices are steady here but house prices are being overpriced and sit on the market for a bit longer than they have in the last year.

As long as you tell yourself "today, I will just be further along than yesterday" and keep progressing, you will ALWAYS reach your goals!  

. :-)I would start with looking in an area that seems to show a steady increase in property values as well as the number of homes being sold per quarter in the area.You can do some quick research on sites like http://city-data.com  To give you some ideas of good markets near you.Good luck

They're the ones loan you that, and you own a "job" thats making a steady income... you just want to go to your lender prepared, and confident that your report is as close to correct as possible and you took every detail into consideration.

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Welcome to BP @Tom Johnson, mistakes are accompanied soon after by progress.

For properties that are a little under the 1% rule, but also offer steady appreciation I like parts of Germantown and Gaithersburg.

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