Does anyone have experience with tenants maintaining an artificial lawn? 

Times are changing and so we want to do what is fair to all - and we are called to protect the owners' investment primarily, and maintain enjoyment of the home for the tenant. 

So stoked!

“You are responsible for maintaining the safety of a home; that’s what codes are for,” she says.

It can often be comprised of people utterly unqualified to manage a community resulting in poorly maintained properties or severe fiscal mismanagement or both. 

How do I make positive impacts to my credit to maintain my good credit while working in real estate?

No wait, don’t answer that, i’ll start another thread)Vacancy Buy in markets with strong fundamentals (pop growth, job growth, job diversity) Buy in good quality B class neighborhoods that would maintain renters even in a downturnSave 5% gross rents for vacancySave for inevitable lease up feesRent Prices Drop My numbers predict i could stay in the black even with a 10% drop in rental prices (see example below)Other At time of purchase i set aside 6 months of gross rent in cash, for reservesSample PropertyThis is a sample property is actually more like a higher c class, but i you could move the numbers up higher and see the same thing with a B class SFRPurchase Price: $60,000Closing costs: $4,000Rent $900Vacancy ~ $45(5%)Maintenance ~ $45(5%)Capex ~ $125Op expenses(tax, insurance, lease up, mgmt) ~ $162NOI ~ $522Mortgage: $261Heloc: $68(at current rate) - $160(at highest rate)Cash flow: $193(at current rate) - $101(at highest rate)I'm a little scared to ask this, but better burned on BP then in real life, so here we go.What am i missing or what did i not think of?

I believe this is greatly due to the owners not adapting to the times and keeping up on maintainence and living accommodations.  

As we continue to grow it is becoming more and more necessary for us to streamline our operations in order to maintain the level of service we want to provide to our property owners and tenants.  

Sorry for the relatively rookie question, but these days I'm having a hard time maintaining a 1% rule, not to mention 2.