It's really amazing time to buy lolMaybe in your market, but in the smokies prices haven’t come down close enough to reflect the higher cost to borrow.

I agree with Kyle, I would request to see some payment history which would reflect the frequency/stability of the payments

Wesley:The tenants often reflect the owner: if the owner does not care, neither will the tenants.  

This is NOT a reflection on you, just some constructive criticism.1. 

I have been doing a lot of reflecting on my last year of Real Estate investing and have come to the conclusion that a huge inspiration for me was the BP Podcast. 

We reserve the right to turn tenants down for criminal history but this should really reflect a reasoning as to why.

Yeah it's bad - it should only be your second thought after a moment of silence over the depravity of humankind and self-reflection on how never to let a dispute escalate.....

Those that live there don't really pay too much attention to the prison, but those searching for a rental might be a bit apprehensive and the rent prices in the area typically reflect the lower quality of the immediate neighborhood.

Property taxes are a significant financial burden which makes it all the more important to make sure your property taxes reflect an accurate valuation of your property.

I chose properties based on Cash flow but if appreciation is important you may also want to investigate the neighborhoods as the Nexgen post renovation projections are not reflected in Trulia estimates for my Maple Heights property (shows lower) but were spot on for the Bedford Heights property.