I read Sam Zell's book yesterday, and was frequently reminded of your podcast. 

I use an application checklist during the vetting and some qualifications are:is the application complete and no missing itemsdid we find any misrepresentationsMy PITA would not provide all the information requested, but wanted to move-in over the weekend :haha:1) makes it easy to boot and 2) is frequently a problem, like wrong prior address.If you get enough data, you can usually trip-up these people.

Part of that may be due to the general Audience of the Rich Dad books being Mathaphobic.One of the first few months you would learn from any one of my classes when I taught it is to understand basic financial calculations.

You can do this by checking BP or since you are an agent, look up recent Multifamily sales and search for names/companies that pop up frequently.

One of the most frequent questions I get is: how much do I need to have to start doing lending?

And only SF'ers would know this, since their gains frequently exceed $500k :)

I do frequently walk new properties to see new trends, get ideas for rehabs and scope out the competition.I'm not that patient lol :)

A potential issue that occurs more frequently than most rental markets is turnovers.

We cover about half of the area you are considering (Harrisburg / Pottstown / Reading / Lancaster / Lebanon / York), and frequently use all of the data we can access to help buyers make sure their rent estimate are accurate since it's such a key part of the buying decision.  

This topic is a frequent discussion here on the forum, I would suggest you do some search using this keyword and you can learn by reading previous conversations.