If at any time during the term of this lease Lessee abandons the demised premises or any part thereof, Lessor may, at his or her option, enter the demised premises by any means without being liable for any prosecution therefor, and without becoming liable to Lessee for damages or for any payment of any kind whatever, and may, at his or her discretion, as agent for Lessee, re-let the demised premises, or any part thereof, for the whole or any part of the then unexpired term, and may receive and collect all rent payable by virtue of such re-letting, and, at Lessor’s option, hold Lessee liable for any difference between the rent that would have been payable under this lease during the balance of the unexpired term, if this lease had continued in force, and the net rent for such period realized by Lessor by means of such re-letting.

I can investigate suspected causes; such as: toilet or faucet leaks, unapproved (by me) neighborhood Laundromat, use of outdoor spigot to fill children’s pools, leaks in the piping, etc.

Remeber you are going to have to continuously manage this campaign so you need to keep things as simple as possible for you to make management tasks easier. 

You should continue to save, establish and protect your credit rating, and keep on educating yourself by reading everything you can - sounds like you have a great start in that area.

Hopefully, in a year or two, the lending market will open up again, allowing more retail buyers to enter the market for a better return for you.Also, make sure you investigate what Jon said about number of homes for sale (and for lease) in that community.From the outside, it looks newer and clean, but the inside needs to be inspected by you and a pro to acquire repair estimates (if necessary).

My current thoughts are: bird dog a few more deals until I can contribute a reasonable amount of money to a flip, then continue to flip homes until I can buy one of these properties cash as a rental.

Of course by the time you end up at this point you will probably be leverageing everything to continue investing.

You can continue to be narrow minded and see only what you want to see, or you can open your eyes to alternatives and other people's results.

Just thought I'd clarify the situation a little further.I think the rental market is strong here; the house is two blocks from the college (not that college kids are always the best target market, either) and just from driving around and watching FOR RENT signs and the newspaper it looks like there is a fairly high occupancy rate.Thank you very much for your quick response - I will continue to do research and figure out my options.Josh

Continue putting my real estate team together.3.