@David Lee  Nice work David - floors look beautiful.

I am reading through Mike Butler's great book 'Landlording on Autopilot' which was recommended in one of the BP podcasts and came across a great point that may be an issue with my future plan.Some background: I plan on purchasing my first piece of real estate in the next few months as an owner occupant in a triplex.

Hi allGlad to have joinedJust a little background on my "investment history".

Never fail to check employment references and criminal background as well as if they have any evictions against them.

IF it doesn't have their name highlighted in a blue background (like yours is above) it didn't work properly and you should try again.

My private lender is a friend of a friend, who is a RE investor as well, therefore he did most of the background work on his own, as any good lender would.

I'm a newbie investor with a property mgt background.

I found this site while trying to find info on how to do background and credit checks, since the first unit is almost ready to be rented.

You really need a business background and understanding of your tenant's business activities besides RE knowledge.

"knock on wood", none of our properties have been trashed since we started doing better background checks, including employment verification, criminal records and calling on references.