I've read stories of mixed success with laundry vendors here on BP, but I guess it could be a safer bet with local companies.Would you manage your shared laundries in house given the option?

Whether the one tenant doesn't feel safe or is being dramatic, I don't know. 

If the applicant has been on time and financially responsible in the recent past then it’s safe to say that trend should continue.

We are shooting for under $1000 a month for rent and in a neighborhood we can feel safe in.

For example, if I can purchase a property for 50k, do 20k of renovations and the property will be worth 100k when I am done, I am safe to finance 100%. 

I think the sites and their estimates are pretty impressive considering they contain virtually every home in America, often with interior pics, but they are what they are: free tools that used automated formulas to predict something that can often be a bit unpredictable and can't fully account for the human emotional factor (for example I bet something like the Brady Bunch house zestimated far less than than its actual value)

And safely!!!

Stay warm and drive safely out there this weekend!

This is in North Carolina.I have a great tenant that moved in 6/1/2019 and signed a 1 year lease that would expire/renew on 6/1/2020.I just recieved a letter from her asking if she could break her lease because she has a reported "Domestic Abuse" situation ongoing and doesn't feel safe living there.Her father co-signed on the lease with her, they have not missed a payment yet and are very good tenants.

I bet it's less than you could get somewhere else and you're building equity, learning REI, and taking positive action.