Get a non-refundable deposit from them at the signing of the assignemtn agreement and if possible a POF or bank statement showing they can pay in full at closing.

My leases allow for month-to-month with both party acquiescence, but I also add a 10% surcharge to the monthly rent for non-lease rentals (i.e. the holdover for a $700 unit is $770 monthly).

I only accept bids from my subs which include full turnkey work for their trade/portion to prevent just that, and prevent that I get a call that oops, the electrician forgot to include 50' of service wire, so I need to run to hd out of my own pocket, and then find a 49' piece rolled up on-site that he'll take with since it was too short anyway.

Mostly, having boots on the ground to service the property.

A lone handyman working out of the back of his truck usually has no insurance and also doesn't have a customer service department. 

I retired from Public Service locally about two years ago.Yes, I am interested in networking to learn more about the Real Estate Investing Business. 

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I then show them another unit on the same property to needs to be completely renovated (cosmetic and hvac serviced etc).

If your properties are paid off you could sell them and 1031 exchange into something else or refinance them up to 75% of the value and put the money to work harder in other areas.If you are asking where to buy A properties at C area values that is almost non-existent.

ok thanks. i just wanted to clarify. because the person i heard this from was at a class about being a "raiser" to raise money for a loan or for a fund. and they were talking about raising money from accredited investors opposed to non-accredited. and the requirement to be accredited was that you needed to make $200k or more for 2 consecutive years in a row. and then the class also mentioned some things about refinancing certain deals. so i think this person was getting something mixed up and confused and combining the being an accredited investor with the refinance part. and i was trying to tell them that i think they are misunderstanding but they kept telling me i was wrong.any other responses / answers would be great.