Moreover, that couple had bought the house from a flipper, so it used to be nice, but they had run the house into the ground over 8 years (lots of dog damage, trashed baseboards, destroyed living room oak floor where the dog bowls were, ruined roof, unaddressed plumbing leaks, drywall damage, overgrown yard,...).

Mine has held up with an abusive former tenant and lots of dog traffic without a scratch. 

It’s just a depiction of a dog trot style house

I removed an old outside dog cage and 4,983,027 cinder blocks that were just laying around. 

Uh oh..now she needs the emotional support dog and some meds since you made her panic..lol.

Always great to hear from a fellow Devil Dog here. 

Good topic I talked to my agent who went part time and got a full-time job.She said the current environment is cut throat agents doing things that are unethical or at least bad business practice .Verbally tell someone one thing then turns around a do something else leaving folks holding the bag.Looks like a dog eat dog world right now.

However, by offering free rent for maintenance delays, your handyman can fix the more urgent and bigger items first and you can sleep well at night knowing that your tenants won't report you everytime their air conditioning stops working (or some minor things that can be addressed later).7.

This couples dog was being watched by my grandmother and it went missing for a couple days she found it dead under a cabinet...

Again, credit score is mostly irrelevant here: how much trust you build with the Seller will be important.3) Find a group of investors and bird-dog (hunt for deals) for them for awhile.