With few rentals nearby I would be concerned about demand in the market and ability to find well qualified tenants.

It is my predicable, sustainable income and my stocks provide the additional comfort and ability to buy luxury items if you will.  

Trying to determine what the best materials are for a rental property.

You need to determine where you draw the line and if you are pass that point, you will just have to back out!

For most investors, the 1% rule is a quick way to determine if a deal is worth looking into further, but not as a determining factor to buy or not. 

How to determine/set your goals as a borrower- if you have goals in place, a lender will have a clearer picture on defining terms and a strategy for you to scale your investing career.

Generally farmers are pretty smart on what their land is worth and the value it can provide. obviously giving you the easement disallows them from the ability to build a house on it down the road even for a family member or a farm worker.

@Rusty DukeThe two year clock starts when you live and own the property.You look back on the most recent 5 years to determine section 121 exclusion.If you move out of the property once the property is signed, you would no longer count those days.If you move out much earlier than when the property is signed, you use that date.

Once you understand lien position, in order to determine which liens are senior and which are junior for a particular property, you’d have to either do a DIY title search on the county recorder OR pay a title company to do so.

My question is to those of you who invest in some bad areas how do you go about your vetting/screening process to make sure (to the best of your abilities) that you get a tenet worth having that isn’t going to destroy your investment or cause you to constantly have to repair.