Or can I follow the typical, "I buy houses 1(XXX) XXX XXXX // Fast Cash Offer // 30 Day Close".

Stay on him to follow through and remind him regularily of any lease violations.

Follow these feelings. 

That’s why Following this strategy

I went back in and changed the following: - Added my acquisition financing amortization time- Increased my closing costs for the acquisition loan - Changed my purchase price to $60k to reach the target LTV you mentioned in #3- I also added in monthly holding costs which I totally spaced.

The course was very easy to follow (although boring at times haha!)

Even when I price a unit well, I find that the people who come see it seem genuinely interested and then just slowly disappear and I never hear back after the first followup.The strategies I've started using are:-scheduling open-house style showings during a specific window of time so I don't have to make 8 separate appointments-sending reminders to each person who expressed interest before a showing (even if they weren't sure they could make it)-follow up with tenants that I really liked or who expressed the most interestI'm interested to hear from others on the forum what kind of tips and tricks you have to get tenants to seal the deal.

It takes constant follow up, diligence and overall intestinal fortitude, let alone a lot of faith in a stranger with your Home Depot account. 

I'm making a plan to follow as soon as we purchase our first home what all the steps will be. 

For previous landlords, I would definitely ask the following questions:Did they (your applicant) pay rent on time?