One small piece of advice that came to me from my mentor behind the bar that become a huge part of how I know have two properties over time is pick a number.

The most important quality that I look for is someone who picks up the phone and/ or returns calls promptly.

Biggerpockets family,Do any lenders take into account the rent from the other units when determining DTI for the borrower?

It's a little bit scary but getting to thoroughly check out your unit and getting to pick your own tenant is worth it.

I like it because I can pick up a house for <$100K.I am also considering rehabbing and doing Section 8. 

I know where my properties are, if a 2 bedroom apartments rents for $1000/m i can not go in there and raise above the market or ask $1500/m off the bat, i will never get it rented. better to stay with the market and keep it rented then lose the renter and not get anyone in there because you are too high. try and find a local real estate investment club and go to their meeting, pick some brains in your market to see what they do about rents.

Leave your emotions and ego outside once you pick up that phone.

My tenant (tenant 2) in another unit just contacted me stating the tenants responsible for shoveling damaged her car while shoveling the driveway (tenant 1 apparently used the car as leverage to pick up the snow and scratched the other tenant's car in multiple places all down one side of the vehicle).

I guess the police contacted her next of kin in another state to come pick up the kid.Not trying to be selfish at all, but I'm not sure what my next steps are in this situation. 

Hello @Bella Kauf I sent you a long message on how you can determine on whether or not a property property will cash flow for you or not.