Now what would cause a mass supply of houses & land-- cheap materials AND lots of sellers.

Needless to say, this caused a big difference in my process!

And all the duplexes that would be big enough is way too expensive and wouldn't allow us to cash flow and still would cause us to not qualify for another loan. 

I feel that the coinvest should be meaningful enough to cause real pain for the GP in the event of a bad outcome, but not so much pain that a bad outcome or 100% loss ruins them or threatens to disrupt their lifestyle either. 

I stop buying in 2012 cause prices went up.

The damage caused by high winds in a hurricane or Nor'easter are highest where it comes ashore and lessen as the storm goes inland. 

Shortcuts like these are what cause electrical fires, which but your tenants at risk and creates a huge liability for you.

Even a tiny bit of peeling paint will cause a property to fail at appraisal.

I think once a year is enough if you screen well, although I did have a serious issue recently in a duplex that was caused mostly by not inspecting, and inadequate screening of an inherited tenant-that will not happen twice!!

Experian has a similar service and it is an easy sign up The tenant pays for the screening and then their report is shared with you thru the website.All you need is the tenants email address I like it causes it does not gouge the tenant on price