Of course, we know that this is not the approach for everyone, but it works for us.In our lives pre-real estate, we spent quite a bit of time confronting those we suspect of bias. 

Individualized assessments are, by their very nature, individualized to the applicant, and cannot be reduced to a check-box approach or summarized in one article.

It's not something you can just check a box and become, so it may not help some of you for 2021.

FWIW here is the actual legal wording for Texas "If a tenant wants to move out early and break their lease for a reason other than one listed in the "Statutory Rights to Terminate a Lease" box below, they continue to owe the landlord rent under the lease.

@Tracy WilliamsonI have an llc, started straight out of the box with my first duplex, now I am at a point where I need to start a second one for my next purchase.

It's helpful to pick 3 locations and see how many of your criteria boxes are checked in each of those locations.

@Wilson Hunter One of the first things you should do when you buy a cabin in the woods is have a wildlife exterminator do an inspect, plug any holes and set a couple bait boxes that are checked on a monthly basis.

I spent about 20K fixing it up, and got a tenant in paying 2.2k/mo.

I do have a P.O. box I use for my "official" address on leases, but nobody ever uses it. 

First of all, I’m happy to have individuals to speak with similar interest.I'm new at Multi-family, yet have spent time educating myself and understanding the ins and outs of Multi-Family Apartment investing for over a year.