Ideally would like to get it rented before the Holidays kick in.The new applicant we have has good rental history (no evictions, good landlord reference) but pretty bad credit (more than 5 accounts with charge-offs and collections that have just been reported in last 2 months).

Good owners, you won't have any damage, but bad owners.. well if you ignore a dogs emotional or physical needs, your property will suffer, so just make sure you're aware of it.   

Both condos will be cash.For the rental condo, I was thinking about 3 markets where the rents are not bad and there is room for capital appreciation.I have finalized my list to 3 places1.

Hi Jen, I am currently working on my first flip and I am having a bad experience with the plumber I hired.

@Bryan Dorsey If you are willing to take on a value add project that is in bad shape (not financiable) you can get 2% in non major cities in CT.

I've had a bad experience with a Utah based company in the past in I've heard Utah companies have a bad rep - no offense to anyone here on BP. 

We were trying to buy another restaurant but have run into one bad deal after another.   

First, it's hard for me to see how you can make a go of anew real estate investing career without being in North Carolina. 

If I would elect to leave my career at that point, I couldn’t necessarily live on the funds if they’re still sitting in the inherited IRA account, right?

Sounds to me like the landlord has had a bad experience with tenants trashing houses and wants to cover himself/herself in case of losses.