It will be easy for you to check if they paid on time, as you can check instantly online.  

Having reasonable expectations, hiring a local professional (Realtor or PM), doing your research, and doing everything right (i.e. pro photos, professional design, good renovation, proper amenities and location, etc) are the keys to success in 2025.

@David YoungTo turn your paid-off home into a successful investment property, start by formalizing a lease agreement, assessing necessary renovations to maximize rental appeal, and calculating your cash flow after expenses.

The platform aims to provide investors with everything they need to run and scale a successful real estate investment business in one place.

While these deals were successful, I realized that the cost of using hard money significantly ate into my profits.

I want to minimize my leverage as much as I can for my first one, just to give me the best chance of success.

I am curious if anyone has had any success using this product.  

I recommend doing your research and looking at properties online. 

Caring about the quality of the housing you offer and the way you treat tenants, does more for tenancy success than caring about their source of income (assuming it is legal and verifiable, which S8 is). 

The rental game is funny in that you want to responsible enough to always make rent, but not successful enough to easily afford buying a house.