We basically charge one-month's rent for our leasing service (we have a tiered price structure, so pricing changes slightly based on the rental amount of the property).The services we provide in exchange for our leasing fee include helping the homeowner prepare the property for market (suggesting neede repairs, painting, etc), marketing the property (taking photographs or hiring a professional photographer, putting together a compelling Craigslist ad), holding property tours, screening applicants, putting together the lease agreement, and moving in the new tenants.For additional fees, we will help homeowners register their rental units with the DC government.Rents in DC are really high so providing leasing services can be pretty profitable assuming you can generate enough business.Hope this helps,Rob

As a previous response stated primary homes/mortgages do not apply to this 10 financed properties rule so in theory if you could create a compelling enough letter of explanation you could obtain the 11th primary home loan assuming the underwriter was on board with your file structure and story of occupancy.

The other is to start the paperwork as soon as possible to compel her to get out.

I would make sure you are going hard core on your tenant screening (http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/01/27/tenant-screening/ and sitting down with tenants to go over the lease when they sign.

Pick one market and build your Core Four then start sending offers. 

You gotta know your market place...For example... we mail hard-core... that's our bread and butter... so I know a thing or two...Plus...

Also look at COREE.

Lots of strategies, renovation, operational improvements are pretty core to it all of course.  

It's hard to compete (read make compelling acceptable offers) when they have a different way of assessing current and potential value.

Normally C properties we take to B near the city core of Houston.