My family consist of my wife, our 2 month old daughter, mom and 2 sisters. 

I do a credit and background check at the time of application, which seemed to cut down on inquiries from potential tenants who would not be consistent with payments.

The best way to do that is to be super consistent.  

97% fail because they are unable or unwilling to do what the 3% who succeed do, and do it consistently until they hit their goal.  

Do you consistently use 23% of do you vary that higher or lower based on age and anticipated maintenance?

Here are some things you want to look out for with whoever you work with and what to avoid.Don't allow financing or a finance contingency (it can be a good indication they are selling above market value)Don't allow for your own independent property inspectionAre not realistic with their pro forma's (i.e. they don't include vacancy or maintenance projections or use unrealistically low vacancy factors)Require you to pay for any renovation upfrontSell only in cheap. low end neighborhoodsDon't accurately represent the neighborhood/property classificationDon't have consistent rehab standards for all propertiesDon't provide a scope of work for the propertyCan't provide references of repeat investorsRequire you to close before a tenant is in place

I have been using RVM / VB consistently for a while now and the work and efforts are starting to show!

Do that consistently and you should make about 40-60 new contacts per week.

It sounds like a simple question but I have not been able to find consistent info.

As someone already mentioned, I confirm we are now consistently receiving payouts one week after check-in date.