In general, how has the quality of tenants changed over time in your view and where do you see this trend going in another 20-30 years? 

Here are things I also consider in my model (but I'm also an excel guru and work in investment management firm so i'm good with number crunching):estimated annual appreciation of (but you can bypass this if you assume that increase in your rent offsets all the expense increases):1. assets2. rents3.

This will be only the 1st time I've had to fill a unit and I know obtaining QUALITY tenants is a MUST. 

@Dwight Sands, I've used Shine the Light Home Inspection before and he did an excellent job (https://shinethelighthomeinspection.com), and reasonably priced.

It rents for $1750/month and has had the same excellent tenant for years.

Amber has an incredible amount of experience in all aspects of managing properties and her husband Rick is excellent at finding value-add properties that others miss. 

@nancy pults can you share your Raleigh hvac tech please..i live in the area and would love to have a quality guy like that.

I I have some excel and programming skills while I also have spent some time analyzing processes.

Often turn over rate is a function of length of occupancy (I believe turn over rate is a function of (quality of tenant, thought into minimizing turn over rate (types of flooring have significant different expected life spans), and length of occupancy)). 

I work in commercial RE and there's nothing better than just driving markets, noting trends, quality and type of Tenant and just continued efforts at that will give you a great understanding of the market as a whole, residential or commercial.