So, I am not convinced that there are less issues with higher end properties.My number one lesson is that you need to find honest and competent property management first.The next criteria that I use: Price of homes to rent ratios, property taxes, insurance rates, Landlord laws (do they favor the tenant or the owner), crime rates.As far as leverage, you want to find a lender in the area that will do portfolio loans on multiple properties.Good luck to you.Chris

I stand by my statement of giving a realtor anything over the $69,900, but I would expect that the offer would have been made based on an honest representation.

There's really no way to tell, and honestly it doesn't matter anyway.

Honestly I live in Hanford.

If its an honest deal, and with in reason, then there is a place here to invest.

I would never rent out rooms to a stranger, I value my privacy and don't honestly trust many people not to steal my tv or laptop.

(After all, they're consistently putting furnishings in vacant homes, and their insurer certainly knows the risks of that.)Honestly, you probably don't have a whole lot of options other than going to the staging company with an offer less than $6k to settle the issue.Theft sucks.

And lets be honest...shes leaving the other landlord for a reason

I'm honestly curious.  

So many people have been open and honest with what they know ...