And make sure the other walls and flooring are freshly painted and new looking?

What are good credentials to look for when choosing?

Then paint the stairs (usually 2 coats) with a Hershey's Milk Chocolate color brown (I had to get the local flavor in there - pun intended).

Well I choose 30+ and it just reverts back to 30.

I also recommend the book cited.If you are sued and the lawyer chooses to move forward they will ask you a series of questions about the debt vs. the equity and your other assets.

Finding it hard to decide which house to choose from?

Though, I'm considering giving this deal to an investor if I can get the price down low enough.The place is a complete mess, the garage is used as a bedroom, paint colors are neon colors, countertop tiles are black, everything is outdated by @ least 10-15 yrs, but no structural damages.

Go to craigslist, real estate services, search, type: short sale.Google shortsale.Go to biggerpockets.comYou will have many to choose from.

Tenant shall be responsible for maintenance and repair to the inside of the premises including heating and cooling systems, electrical, plumbing, hardware, doors, windows, screens and painting.

I'll prob work 50-60 hours/week at the JOB with a very stable firm and I expect I have some super solid upside options there.My parents had 2-3 rentals when I was growing up, I worked for a property manager before while in undergrad, ran a successful painting contracting business, am solid at negotiating and selling, have spent my share of time in rough neighborhoods, but I'm concerned I may be too much of a nice guy to ever get too good at evicting poor people.