I'd try to smooth his feathers, tell him he's welcome to list you as a reference (he probably won't and they probably won't call if he does). 

Lot of apartment complexes around the area used to have a waiting list so that's a good indicator on renters in the area.

As strange as it was, I received an unsigned letter from her 10 minutes later, which she forwarded from him with a listing of the wrong landlord's name, a bad phone number, and an e-mail address to a utility company.The moral of the story is to review everything your real estate agent sends you.

This is the nested LLC I initially planned on using for this property purchase.

But of course, I have to step back and consider the entire gamut.I found a pretty nice four-plex in California City listing for $230k, however, just down the street is an 8-unit listing at the same price! 

The initial setup is nerve racking as you wait for that first check, but once that initial payment comes in, it is on time.

You'll see how many units there are, the number of searches in the last 12 months and can view the listings.

The house was fresh on market and I was able to act quickly on it and lock it up at list price before more competition hopped on it.

If you buy a list to send out to people make sure its somewhat current and accurate.

meaning the same person does the prework or work, goes to the initial inspection, completes any failed work, and goes back for the second inspection.