When it comes to improving a property I tend to do the opposite to the conventional wisdom.I know you appeal to the most by staying neutral.Yet if I repaint my interiors I always go with lime green....and sometimes I throw money into an unnecessary project just because I wanted to experiment with something.

So screen EVERY occupant over the age of 18.

They told me a bunch of useless stuff (there's a hole in the screen, complete with picture) and missed important stuff (cast iron sewer line is cracked.)

Without a third management entity, I would conceptually have to duplicate everything... for instance, two accounts with my tenant screening service, two Home Depot credit cards, which entity pays for a major tool purchase that will be used on both companies?

No matter how carefully you screen tenants, they might still wreck your place or cause you a lengthy or expensive eviction.

Our theory is, if we continue to buy in beautiful association communities, and continue to screen our tenants and get strong deposits, we should continue to have the tenant history that we have had, which is phenominal.

By definition the records are not in one database as the courts are generally organized along county or state lines.Have you googled for tenant screening services?

I've worked with quite a few international investors buying in the US and the absolute best sure-fire way to avoid unnecessary taxation is to have a professional setup your entity and tax setups.

4) How do I screen DST's?

I found the underwriting to be sound, and the sponsors professional -- but I used a broker who did thorough screening of sponsors on my behalf.