Old practices use to be that said companies use to go in and literally Clear Cut select areas both hard and soft woods .

If you have already decided to go contemporary with paint, fireplace design, tile selection, and cabinets you are going to be stuck with a room that doesn't fit.

But if you have three amazing candidates and one wiling to pay it, then go for that one.I'm not sure how the supply / demand is within your area at this moments, but this gives you more qualified demand to select a qualified tenant. 

Property tab > select property type > detailed property types > multi family 10 units plusMaking ^ that change gave me much better data to work from. 

I've lived in the same buildings as tenants and it always made me more selective of who my neighbors would be.It's best to either have a little know how to have some cash for when needed repairs arise.  

There are plenty of renters here in Texas so you would loose no time to vacancy selecting a different tenant to oocupy the property.

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Lower is only possible if you are living in the house and than only with VERY select loans (USDA, VA, FHA, etc).Sorry good luck! 

The more I read, the more I began to understand that this investing thing is not something a select few were privileged to, rather, investing was something we should all partake in, if not for ourselves, but for future generations to come.

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