That being said like others mentioned with well over a million active duty members alone numerically speaking there are all kinds of bad apples.Bottom line is military tenants are a better bet than civilians overall.

Sherry,Thanks for posting the link, I have seen that house numerous times and I love the it.

Hey,a very interesting historical analysis and model of rents in San Francisco (with data source on GitHub).For numerical guys such as @Brian Burke, @J.

We have had numerous quotes in the past and use one main contractor these days that does good work at a reasonable price, if you get three quotes you will likely find them coming in between 8,500-12,000For small city lots, or other lots with  soil that has bad drainage, in our area we put in off lot airation systems.

Should I just get pre-qualified for numerous types of loans without knowing exactly which property yet?  

I've done numerous deals with them here.

 #2 Do not take a sellers, a wholesalers, or an agent's numbers especially their rehab numers or ARV's.  

I have seen in the past where if the investor handles the materials, they are more apt to change their mind and make numerous changes.  

Florida I come across numerous homes for sale by owner, or run down homes that appear to simply need a face lift.

I have been a merchant banker, senior executive in crowdfunding operations of yesterday, PM me I can tell you numerous stories of success and failures if that helps.I have been following AL market for quite some time and some of my investor friends admit their mistakes.