FACTS Available nowLease: One YearLot: 2,500 sqftPets: Cats, large dogs, small dogsLaundry: In UnitParking: Carport, Garage - Attached, Off streetMulti FamilyCooling: AvailableHeating: Forced airPosted: 9 days agoViews since listing: 1,283All time views: 1,49163 shoppers saved this homeRent/sqft: $1.06FEATURES Flooring: HardwoodHigh Speed Internet ReadyADDITIONAL FEATURES Granite countertopGuest parkingLiving roomStainless steel appliancesAPPLIANCES INCLUDED DishwasherFreezerMicrowaveRange / OvenRefrigeratorWasherROOM TYPES Breakfast nookDining roomFamily roomMaster bathWalk-in closetCONSTRUCTION Stories: 3Unit count: 2OTHER Built in 1925Floor size: 1,504 sqftLast remodel year: 2015Zillow Home ID: 2102043575I am looking into renting this property in a Rent to Own deal.

Your list within the area is your Rosetta Stone.This is what I would do...find a reasonably sized area that represents the...median sales price for the Atlanta marketmedian income levelshows growth...people are moving inhas good to great schoolsnot a new developmentAfter I've found my farm area, I'm going to market to the folks most likely to be in a position to sell below market...meaning they need to have at least 30% equity in the property to even have a hope of hitting the 70% rule on the exit.  

I feel its more your ability to screen a tenant rather than the neighborhood you are in. 

At the moment we are contemplating something a little creative and rather risky as a means to eventually acquire a mid-sized apartment complex (just shy of 100 units).

@Bill Gulley I began screening callers over the phone too so if they don't pre-qualify then I don't show them the property....Most often than not, people that will take the time to answer 5-6 questions via email or over the phone are serious about wanting to find a rental @Alessandra C. 

How do you screen prospects?

Property management, tenant screening, or maintenance services.  

I think it depends on the size/population of the area you're looking.

We then become their "lender" for a few years while they continue to improve their credit and financial picture.That said, here is what I find when I take back the home ( read: evict and/or they move out before the lease is up): new 50-60 inch flat screen TV boxes in the garage, DirecTV set tops in all bedrooms ( that they do not live up to the original agreement with DirecTV and return the rented boxes), all of our original lightbulbs replaced with odd, irregular, different color bulbs in most of the lamp sockets ( a 5 socket light fixture that we installed with the correct bulbs will have 3 bulbs at most- none matching - why?!!)

My personal preference is that the agent will be the only one I talk with until we are screening applicants - meaning that agent is quarterbacking a lot of the work.Be honest, and tell me when to pass.