Conclusion for me is how they pay is not as important as how they behave.

You must be having a bad day.

Make the tenants behave and be strict but fair with them.

Department of Justice (DOJ) have established two training requirements in order for a dog to meet the definition of service animal:The service animal must be individually trained to perform tasks or work for the benefit of an individual with a disability.The service animal must be trained to behave properly in places of public accommodation.According to the ADA's definition, an animal that has not been individually trained to perform disability-mitigating tasks does not qualify as a service animal.Despite a label of "companion animal," "emotional support animal," or "therapy animal," if a dog or miniature horse does not have a high level of task training directly related to alleviating the handler's disability, they are not classified as a service animal; thus, their handlers do not legally qualify for public access rights.http://fcsn.org/newsline/v31n4/regulations.phpWell I think that about sums it up, though you may want to pull the actual regs on it and have them handy just in case.

It is something I have wanted to do for a while, and after procrastinating long enough, I finally decided it was time for me to learn more about this longing I have had for a while.Needless to say, I have listed to some podcasts, read the beginners guide, forum posts in the last few days, and have multiple books on order to start reading.This weekend in Houston Lifestyles Unlimited will be having an expo ($39) and I was wondering if it is worth it.

When you were doing your "due diligence" what did it show the market rents for that neighborhood to be? Have

Of all the problems that I could be having on the rehab of a house for a buy & hold, I find myself stewing over the cost of a bathroom vanity.  

Oh my...HAHAHAMoses is shaking his head right about now, sayin - I lead these schmucks out of the freakin desert and this is how they behave...trading pigs...it ain't kosher...should have left them in the freakin desert!

For the down payment, we could take out extra on a student loan at an 8% interest rate (we will be having to take out another one for next semester anyways) and use that.

we will be having a meet up next week on Tuesday and discussing the tax sale coming up in June in Oklahoma.