Oh yeah, Bought one house for 15k in great shape and rented it collecting a 57% return for a year.

(She wants to collect double commission) I also hold Real estate license as well.  

We can't predict the future, but if you look carefully at the growth data it’s pretty solid to support that Boise/Meridian is going to see healthy growth during the next several years.

JenniferIf doing additional move in costs, rather than collecting 2x the security deposit I would collect last months rent if you aren’t doing so already.

Sure - there is documentation that goes along with it, such as a credit report and pay stubs that can expire, but if that credit report or paystub has the SAME DATA in 90 days, the information is still good - therefore your approval is still good.  

Collecting rent:What’s the best route for a person in my circumstances to collect rent?

Flood insurance is underwritten by the Feds, unless this has changed, so the rates should be fairly standard.The elevation cert can help narrow down the risk rate because it gives hard data for the property.

We pretty much intend to take ownership and begin to collect rents. 

My goal is to have efficient, teachable methods, rent collection, listings, etc, so that when I am ready to hire an employee/employees, they can be trained to run necessary aspects of my business without skipping a beat.Any and all advice is welcome, and I thank you in advance!

@Talha Makki I use census.gov to collect and analyze a lot of info.