One sometimes you crack the egg shells too hard when you decide to cook them....

A bank account with positive activity is a huge thing, as soon as I could i put any bill I could under my business(cell, internet, ect.)That helped as well to get a CC and the rest is history!

If your investor is like me and we are making money the last thing I am going to do is kill the goose that lays the golden egg..

@Kyler J SloanFor me it’s risky because putting a lot of eggs in the basketWhile having ability to rent both to larger party if these are you only two or majority of units I would be weary

Eggs; 3.

Most RE gurus know that most aspiring "investors" do not have the time or brain cells to pursue a license. 

Chicken and egg...The government owns most of the market because the government crowds out the private institutions.

Man I looked fast and furious for something that I could use as a weapon, but there was nothing but my cell phone, even though within reach, didn't give me much time to pick it up and call anyone so I knew that I was doomed!

Some ways that I work this strategy: Google voice number that directs to my cell phone: I only give tenants this number so I always know it's a tenant calling me.  

Usually, it's a five minute air sample using an Air-O-Cell cassette or some other kind of "slit-impactor" sampling media.