I help people and there is nothing wrong with that.  

I could be completely wrong but I think that if a listing doesn't make the MLS its because the owner is trying to sell it himself and doesn't want to pay to list it.  

Isaac Yung I read the articles by Seth Williams, unfortunately Redfin doesn't show anything in Alaska unless I'm doing something wrong.

Just in case one of us lost a job and there happen to be a vacancy, and other things that could go wrong.

Hopefully somebody here will correct me if I'm wrong, but the banks won't count prospective rental income in the debt to income ratio until the unit shows up on your tax return for a year.

why hard money, what's wrong with soft money, money form your relatives or friends or a joint venture.

You can also start claiming depreciation for your soon to be rented house, but (someone correct me if I'm wrong), you need to determine the market value of your primary residence at the time it was converted to a rental.

Anyway, I learned that vetting tenants and that having to low of a price point attracts the wrong people.thanks guys

Those absolutely exist, don't get me wrong, but unless you know what the regulations are (at least in principal) you can't double check their work on your behalf. 

Maybe I posted during the wrong time when nobody is looking.