I once asked Marshall Reddick how he screens his property management and team members: He said "most property management companies are terrible", so he "prays" that the property management company will be good.

PACER covers Federal court records, evictions are in state courts.

So, yes, you'll have the checks out there, and you should be able to cover them, but the money's not leaving your account until the contact is accepted by both of you.

The tenant they put in (whom I did not screen), I had to evict after 2 mos.

Would getting title insurance cover any possible prior issues with the title/deed?

Leesa - This topic has been covered many many times.

The value of the house doesn't matter at that point; all that matters is that you can help them cover their payment and still make money.

The question in the United States is not whether the poor are able to eat, but whether they have the premium cable package on their big screen TV!!!

We get $1,000 from each townhouses and also cover our expenses which are $600.

If HMLs will go 70%, or even 65%, you'll be able to cover the purchase and fixup.