Its not like Enron where the value can go to zero..Unless you buy a home next to a gas station and the leak on your property totally destroys the value of your asset.

I'm here to play nice make contacts and learn from the community.don't be a cowboy and play it safe - moving too fast is what destroyed many investors years prior - personally I'm a huge advocate of buy and hold.

I can make those decisions with an email or access to the following information.The address of the housePictures of the following Kitchen Bathroom(s) (tub, vanity and floor) Roof (reasonably closeup) Front View Rear View Furnace AC Hot water tank Window, typical of the majority in the house Garage door Fireplace Driveway/Sidewalk Garage if free standing Main electric panel Anything wierd, or destroyed that is not on this listSome rehabbers may want comps, I run my own.

I didn't think this was a bad trade-off because I know that if I get one REALLY BAD tenant that person could destroy hopes of any profit for a year or longer.

So, I may in the future.... but thought that it was odd.I guess the insurance companies are realizing that a large amount of student renters destroy property compared to the average non-student renter??

The counties and cities here make a goal to destroy them any chance they get.Typical is older junkier parks that stand in the way of new subdivisions or commercial development.

Cats will use the flower beds for litter boxes and claw wood and destroy mini-blinds.Unauthorized pets and animals?

Meaning your property is being destroyed by these people, racking up more damages, and more back rent owed.

We had an issue with a neighboring unit where basically 2 families with a zillion kids moved in, and because state agencies couldn't prove it (they told us they look for number of cars out front and other things, and tenant said it was her sister visiting) no one could get them out until they destroyed the place.

If you send just anyone in there with some 55 gal buckets and sledgehammers, they just might end up destroying some stuff that you didn't want destroyed.