You can usually screen out the bottom of the barrel just by forcing them to fill out an application in your office, telling them it must be complete with references from prior landlords, and show them your screening process.

His inability to give me the key is going to force me to rent a box from the usps.I am just wondering if, when the lease runs out and I leave, this is something I can tack on should I decide to take him to small claims court (I'm already expecting to not get my deposit back even though the place will be better after I leave than when I arrived).

We have no choices in life when money is our motivational force.

Since Title changes hands in a Wrap, he would be forced to foreclose if either loan defaulted, if he so chose.

You can consult with an attorney, but by and large, take this as a lesson in why you never let a code enforcement officer in, or even return their phone calls, until you're severed with legal documentation forcing you to.

My background is in Aerospace Engineering and I will eventually be going into the Air Force as a Space Operations Officer.  

1099 income is self employment, meaning your claimed income will be ignored by any traditional mortgage lender (no, issuing yourself paystubs or showing bank statements will not work), and we are forced to just go off of what your tax returns say.

The gentrification is very much in full force and there are some great properties to be rehabbed.

I read this article, but this struck me more as a case study: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/04/0...Right now, I live in CA and have a duplex in OR and another duplex in CT (forced to be an out-of-state investor due to home prices in Southern California).

Some call it forced appreciation while others call it you make money when you buy.