If they lie to get in, they will continue to lie once they are in.

If you decide not to continue in this niche, then figure out if there are any other areas of real estate investing that interest you.

Some folks are raised like animals and continue that thinking into adulthood .

You will also need to get rid of the tenant that has caused the problem in the first place otherwise they will continue to return. 

It is really upsetting that this continues to happen!

I sort of believe him, but I think this guy would be consistently late if not for the auto payments.One nice feature of these payment services is if the tenant is late with rent payments, it's reported to the credit bureau.

I was and continue to be a project designer.

Go to the books section and buy some book on rentals.Ask family, friends or pros on here for a copy of their leases.Read, write (copy and paste), review, revise and continue to update your lease.There are so many resources on here.

I can continue to read until I'm blue in the face but that doesn't help me much when I have zero construction knowledge and/or experience. 

I feel this strategy will work best for me since I can continue to recycle my initial working capital over and over again which will allow me to scale quicker.The end goal is to have a large cash flowing portfolio which I'm prepared to work full-time at to ensure that I succeed.