In addition to summary process (eviction) cases, the courts’ jurisdiction includes small claims cases, consumer protection cases, and civil actions involving the health, safety, or welfare of the occupants or owners of residential housing, including cases with personal injury, property damage, breach of contract, and discrimination claims."

@Randy Landman Use this for Molds and Mildew, just mix them together with your paint, I use Glidden Paints since I get 45% off, i buy it from them, and they mix it on my bathroom paints, and I paint around 150 of them at a time. http://www.rustoleum.com/product-catalog/consumer-brands/zinsser/cleaners-and-mold-and-mildew-proof-paints/add-2-prevent-mildew-mildewcide-additive.

The idea while good in theory that some might "stick" surely means losing support of realtors over time:- In the 1st place it means a lot of extra work they may not need nor want, -In the 2nd place, many if not most of these offers will probably need re-negotiating of price and no doubt subsequent failure of the contract.

Without exception profitability of each transaction has been slashed because of the ramifications of Dodd-Frank and its associated Consumer Finance Protection Board.  

You want to make sure that you will get plenty of support starting out.  

No bank account is typically a tall tale sign of credit/child support/ or financial  issues.If your rule of thumb is 3x the rent as income then there should be a bank account to support this. 

The issue for people that realize that apartments are better than other types of RE investments (in some areas) is they may not have the finances, knowledge, or support to secure said communities.

In the interim I've been consuming every BP podcast, I read the UBG, and I just started The Book on Flipping Houses.

Chi:Absolutely, if your debt ration supports or can sustain two mortgages then you should be ok.

Leveraging saves your cash assets, but becomes a disincentive to the next banker you talk to.As long as you're dealing with SFRs (and 2-4s) with conventional financing, the CONS kill your next deal as your DTI goes through the roof.Move into Commercial Financing (portfolio loans) and 5+ units and your DTI will no longer be a deficit to you as the properties themselves are self-supporting - - that's what the DSCR number proves to the lender.