If you're a weak landlord and don't follow the lease, that information will get out and you'll attract every scumbag in town.

A combination of more attorneys attracted to the field and a liberal agenda leading the courts have led to the need for top notch legal representation and a air tight and well prepared deed of trust.

jon, i see where you're goin with this.it creates a reverse auction in a way...hopefully it'll attract a frenzy....but if not, how low are you willing to go...ie: what is your reserve??

On salaries: they have to be high enough to attract applicants, but they also have to be high enough to retain employees.Maybe you could hire police for very low wages.

The house is at a very good location, and the pricing is quite attractive based on our analysis.

I first filter out the ugly people...that eliminates about 95% of the leads...Then I sort out the idiots and liberals...That leaves me with the moderately attractive conservatives that I can work with..I actually have a VA I've used for years that pulls the MLS data for houses in the zip codes I want.

Are the "richer" people attracted to the nicer looking rentals?

I'll still buy cash flow rentals but the tax and borrowing loss makes it less attractive than buying notes which is where I'm beginning to shift my focus.

Handwritten attracts tenants.

Depressed prices coupled with the dollar's descent has attracted a lot of foreign investors to the distressed US real estate market ...