However, you will ultimately have to ask yourself whether giving up 100-200$ to obtain $400 is worth it, when you will likely be unable to do this on your own at all.DISCLAIMER: I am not licensed in your jurisdiction.

I have amazing rates in California for commercial insurance but am unable to get in touch with the building owners.

I do have some people that will put the signs down in Knoxville when I'm not there and unable to myself.

I was unable to gather that from your post.

I am not looking to do anything spec, I am looking for longterm rentals.

Many properties which comes through the auction block are unable to get title insurance for various reasons, so you need to be on top of your game to ensure you don't get burned.3) If the home is at a trustee auction, its likely that the home was already foreclosed upon due to loan default or tax default.

I feel like it is justifiable reason to disqualify the applicant since I am unable to verify.

They said they were "unable to get ahold of him".When I called the inspector personally, he said that the stairs and hole under the bed were still outstanding, then in the same conversation, actually looked at his papers and said, "Oh wait, no, that's all resolved."

A few things, usually people offer multiple months of rent if they are 1) poor at financial management and need to get a small amount of money (like a tax return) out of their hands, and might be unable to budget their money for the next 21 months.  2) If your tenants pay ahead, in some jurisdictions it might be more difficult to evict if for instance they magically have a dog, or someone who isn't on the lease shows up in the apartment.

We financed a conventional loan and it had funded, but since we were unable to close and obtain title, the loan was sent back.Sellers admitted it was their fault and are working quickly to resolve this.