I visit the property at that time and evaluate the condition based upon the move in -- and I remind them upon lease signing that the way it looks upon move-in is the way it looks upon move-out to get the full deposit return.

I have also about 100 k cash to invest not sure which direction to go in I work full time in a non real estate industry with solid income 

LolI talked to the listing agent about how screening works for these tenants (advice from @Kenneth Garrett) he said that the county I’m buying in is very good about screening and he personally has been a section 8 land for 20 yrs.

For example, the House Hack that I am living in is in Fall Creek Place.

., chances are the market you are looking in is also near its peak.

I appreciate your advice on the topics that I am interested in. I

The space I am looking to buy in is the Class C and lower Class B.

Another tenant put mattresses in the garage that a few of her many relatives died in. I

In times like we are currently in I would say that Time In The Business is critical, you want to make sure they are in biz moving forward!  

I made a pretty nice 4% commission when I originally bought it and they paid all of my closing cost and rolled my prepaids in. I