you could have a bank check overnight mailed to you, so funds are guaranteed, and make her sign the contract that rent is non refundable, also you could talk to her current landlord (just want to check that the landlord is the actual owner of the house,(property appraiser website) and then you could put the phone number in google to make sure the actual landlords name matches the phone number.  

@Jay Hinrichs - see how closely your postmark matches what mine says.  

(I know this only covers that particular state; use personal judgement)Then, I do an online search of their current (and previous) addresses to see if the landlord name they put on the app matches the records.

The checks should match-up to what the owners are claiming and if you take the check info and push it out over 12 months then that should match the tax return. 2) Go pull the tax records from the assessor website and run a PMT formula (really easy if you don't know how to run one just Google it) based off your projected interest rate.

@Michael Olesky , @Michael Smith , Account Closed ..... that's just to name the ones I was able to pull up with the @ symbol, I am missing quite a few :)  You may want to connect with them also, we like to sit around and talk real estate for a few hours every other Monday....

You'll need a "chip" about the size of a quarter.You might want to try the color match but expect to at least have to paint the one entire wall to make your "close match" less conspicuous?

While I doubt that the thrill of property management is attractive to you I would encourage you to study different models (low>middle>high-end properties) and determine what you can glean from each holding strategy.This would put you in a better position to step back (as you are doing as evidenced by your post) and evaluate how the choice of tenant type is made as a marketing decision and then seek to acquire properties that match the profile of the tenant profile you seek.Here are the three property management courses that I believe best represent the three tiers: "Fixer" Jay Decima, Tenants and Toilets; Mike Cantu, Property Management Course, and David Tilney, Property Management (he lives in FL but his rental are higher-end in CO).I live in CA and am biased to only invest in CA real estate.

As long as your are getting rent that matches 2% of the purchase price it might be worth using the LOC with a mortgage.

For weeks i have been procrastinating on my ability to actually facilitate a wholesale deal. I have come to the conclusion to just follow the "playbook" and get it done. Yes i found a seller, i put the property under ...

A lot of testing goes into finding the keyword phrases and types (exact or broad match, etc.).