"After 83-year-old Jean Thomas pricked her finger on a bag of syringes in the garbage and watched her tenant drag an unconscious man — blue in the face — toward a car with the trunk open, she realized she was living a landlord’s worst nightmare.

@Alexandra Gortchilova  one thing you may consider is to hook up with a premier hard money lender in your market.. he or she will have a stable of mostly successful flippers already as clients.. then you just shadow the broker putting you into the deals. the broker will share or should share the due diligence with you.. you can drive by look at the property to decide if you want to fund it.. you can go there and watch it being done.. poke around ask questions..

What to watch for? 

Its more about the loan applicant have a history of rental income, than on a specific property or tenants.Since I personally have more than 2yrs of passive income from rental properties, the banks allow me to use 75% of all existing (already owned) and future (purchasing, or building in my case) rental income.  

But as I watch the world franticly go by on their way to work everyday to pay for all of their possessions ....

They are designed for undercounter applications like in a kitchen.

The Ultimate Beginner's Guide is now course that you can now watch.

Just need to watch your own back as the agent is representing both you and the seller, but I'd argue that you always need to watch your own back regardless of the RE agent you are using to put in offers. 

Yes, read people's blogs, watch podcasts, ask questions.

The Ultimate Beginner's Guide is now course that you can now watch.