Feeling nervous and occasionally sweaty palms thinking of going back to work tomorrow?

Then she just has to go to the box and collect the checks other than the occasional writing one to cover an expense.Good luck.Brian

So no, it's unlikely that you'll be able to just grab any old property off the MLS and flip it, but if you look for other opportunities (direct mail and other off-market methods, and maybe the occasional special MLS listing) and get the seller to agree to the price that makes your numbers work, it's definitely still possible.

We occasionally do deals in other major metros of NC and are expanding more so into Raleigh / Triangle area.Happy to connect.

If you're selling a lot of houses or you want to work with the occasional client it's helpful.  

You have an occasional scratched up door, but they are very happy to pay for that.Rent is on autopay, that eliminates most of the late payments.

If college students are going to cram 5 full-sized adults in a 3 bedroom/2 bathroom home you'll get a lot of wear and tear, parking is a pain, noise complaints in a family neighborhood, the occasional kegger, etc.

We expect that even well-qualified (3xrent with good work history) tenant renting a $500 per month apartment will have occasionally have problems when faced with a large, out of the ordinary expense.

After 14 years of landlording I have learned (the hard way) the importance following up on the property occasionally to review how well the property is being treated.

If they balk, then they probably know it won't be approved.Inquiries for rentals don't normally send up lots of red flags.I'd occasionally get an applicant who wanted me to use a report they'd run themselves.