I would want to rip up the carpet in all bedrooms, the floating tile in the kitchen/living room/bathrooms and lay down water/scratch proof laminate.

.● No Evictions/Broken Leaseso No outstanding debt to housing providers of any kindo Proof of honorable reconciliation requiredo Positive re-established rental history required● All bankruptcies MUST be dismissed or discharged.● Credit approval is subject to credit risk fee below 620 and potentially additional security deposit.● All residents of the property 18 years of age or older MUST submit an application and completea criminal and credit background screening.● Smoking is NOT permitted inside the home or garage.Hope that helps!

If they are not placing that rent into an escrow account and showing proof of payment then they are still not paying.

Capital preservation is critical at this time in the market cycle.

Given the fact that we are at the top of the market cycle and a recession is looming over us, I don't expect this property to appreciate soon.

Gotta tenant proof this house. 

Definitely check sponsor's proof of income and proof of fundsWhen screening, treat the sponsor like you would a tenantA few extra things to consider:High security deposit, obvious reasonsStill check the college students income: grants, funds, jobHope for the best, expect the worse!

This is going to sound harsh, however you need to hear it: if you're not getting anything that you want, apparently don't have proof that you own the place yet you're making payments, who is at fault?

If they are short, they can be more aggressive, if they have hit their goal, they prefer to not even sell until the next cycle. 

If I buy life proof for $3 a square foot (it comes with built in Underpayment and if i also put an additional noise reduction underpayment will thIs help significantly in reducing the sound of foot steps, things dropping etc?