I do not accept prepaid rent because it is a sign that this renter may have issues, almost always has more problems when you run the background check. 

Most parks will ask for a background check - criminal, eviction and credit on the 1st deal in that park.

It sounds like you have a great background to jump in to this arena. 

My name is Marjun Tare and I have 0 background in real estate investing.

Obviously that raises other concerns.Tenant selection is always a bag of worms and takes some background and skills. 

It must be very difficult if they don't have much to show for a creditable background.

His wife was yelling him numbers from the background.

I love to get my hands dirty (literally and figuratively), and I started at the bottom in my professional career, would have done it no other way, so naturally I'd like to get to know real estate in the same manner.I'd also love to get to know folks from various backgrounds on BP and hopefully we can all leverage our strengths as individuals to make gains as a team!

Hey Team -A little bit of background here is that I currently have 4 rentals in Sacramento and 2 in Houston as well as completing flips but have now decided to venture into apartment complexes.Just had an offer accepted and am now trying to piece the process together as it's a bit different from what's needed from the SFR side.Some details about the purchase thus far:Purchase Price - $771,000Gross Current Rents - $8,400Potential Income - $10,200Here's what I'm asking for:Rent rollLeases for all units Profit and loss statement Operating income + expensesUtility billsMy thoughts process-wise:Receive/confirm the income + expensesConfirm condition via a property inspectionIf all checks out - complete the purchaseAside from some moral support from the BP team, my ask is if - at a high-level - I'm missing any other points?  

The posts were from fall 2016, so technically she can say they don't have the cat anymore and that she and her husband quit smoking, but now I have doubts about these people.