In addition to.... going through an attorney, an escrow company (that makes the payments to the bank on their behalf, a HUGE safety net for all involved, plus it helps the buyer even further to get qualified) and... putting my buyer in touch with a mortgage broker who puts them on a path of accountable & tractable credit repair.

I am thinking to rekey the door for safety, any one suggest to simply duplicate the existing key? 

(so there's a little bit of margin of safety there)Does this sound plausible? 

The advantage those brokers have over your model is safety.

This area is great as there is a university and the Air Force base that will attract tenants, but you'll have to be patient to find the right deal. 

This is due to the uncertain safety condition - so the power company will then want a safety inspection from a third party electrical inspection underwriter before they will turn on the power.Think about it.

You may have another property or two but down a couple  hundred thousand and patiently waiting for a return.

Multifamily appears to be in bubble territory and doesnt have sufficient margin of safety at this time. 

We do own a second property which is a rental to a family member.We're mostly interested in rentals/buy and hold, but a rehab/flip would be interesting if we could find the right deal or partner with others.By day my wife is an engineer, and I'm a safety manager for a very large speciality trade contractor.  

The security cameras also gave my tenants peace of mind about their safety, and justified my rents.