What's up Rickey, I'm a broker and investor here in Sacramento, and I manage about 100 rental / airbnb properties.

FICO is 780+ and currently have 4 other investment properties including 2 STRs in the same market we are trying to close on in West Virginia.

Quote from @Garry Lawrence: I need advice on a serious situation involving a property I’m about to buy.

I use Rentredi.I also use Paypal, Zelle, Venmo.I make it as easy as possible for people to give me money.I track it all in a spreadsheet for many properties.

If they over-promise and under-deliver, transfer the next property to a different PM.

What other methods should I use to acquire another property? 

Our process is to initially get to know them face-to-face, by meeting a few times over lunch or dinner and even walking a few of their properties.

@Juan PerezCongratulations on paying off your first home and transitioning it into an investment property!

Green for low and red for high property values.

Our bank will let us use equity that exceeds 25% across multiple properties that are either owned free and clear or where they hold the first so long as the deal still cash flows with however much cash is brought to the table.