I bought all the courses that taught you how to do this with no cash of your own, trying to do simultaneous closings, double closings, finder fees and of course the infamous contract assignments.Those all work, but I always ran into credibility issues with even resi sellers.

.- Tell them they have to provide documentation of the animals service / emotional support (as allowed by your local ordinances), and that they have to provide documentation that the animal is current with its inoculations, etc. as well as its local license before you'll permit the animal in the unit.- Tell them they'll have to provide you with a copy of their renter's insurance naming you as additional named insured, with a minimum of (I use $300,000) liability insurance, also before they move into the unit.It's not perfect, but it's a start toward a tenant transparency.

Many times the tenants are income based and pay 20-40% wherein only 60-80% may be guaranteed.Aside from the rent percentage issue is pride of ownership.

Some of the issues I have clarified so far from this and other forums:1.

I have newer properties that spec builders just through up and have issues with. 

We pulled every trick in the book, and the odor remains.Another issue is that when tenants violate one rule, they tend to violate more.

And not being able to issue the deposit refund via Avail was the final straw for me.

Using an unexpected repair as justification for not caring about cashflow as much as appreciation doesn't really address the issue, especially when appreciation also operates on the idea that the property's condition doesn't decline relative to comps.From what I understand about REI and cashflow, cashflow should cover not only PITI, but maintenance, repair reserves, prop management, etc.

I expect there will be many more issues with these transactions moving forward. 

Family medical issue- being near my mom is the driver.