Their rent payment is our PAY CHECK, and they wouldn't like it if their employer told them they couldn't them today because their car broke down or there was a funeral, and neither do I like it when a tenant tells me their sob story.So if you treat this as a business, document everything you do, it won't prevent an eviction, but it sure will cut down the amount of times you need to file and actually do an eviction!

@Thomas Hopkins ,To me, it would be helpful if all the tenants were pre-qualified (aka, your company could check and present their credit score, employment etc.) so landlords wouldn't have to waste time on unqualified tenants.

I live in Barnsley which has pretty cheap property's however the prospects here, employment and capital growth predictions etc aren't very good.

I found a great one podcast 17 with Jeff brown, that really made rethink what I was doing with my 401k retirement money from my current employer  Also writing my plan do I need to be a LLC, and according to podcast 109, with Scott Smith I do.

However, the rates on VA are some of the best out there.Jumbo is similar to conventional where its based on risk assessment (down payment, credit, self employed, co-borrowers or not, etc).

Nearby employers?

Some are employed, others students.

My family and I had to relocate across the country to keep my employment.

Yet Not paying back money given to you can make you a victim Crazy world  Assuring a 19 year old that it's prudent to borrow ~$200k for a degree in social work, using fraudulent numbers for employment and income prospects to support that supposition, isn't predatory?

Welcome Valente,It's a broad question with a lot of different answers, but I'll do my best to help you find some.Before even thinking about which real estate strategy to employ, I'd start with an honest personal financial assessment.