-Check out their cars; not just the cleanliness (that goes for all tenants), but how old the cars are.

They can help with the day-to-day tasks as long as:They are not holding my rent collection (that goes directly to our bank account).They are not the decision maker.

Drive cars that are not a practical as they could be.

They tell me right on the spot that they will do the loan, because I'm talking with the decision maker.

People want cars that are reliable and last a long time.

The porn industry wants a bailout, the car industry wants a bailout,the banks want a bailout what's next the girl scouts,the boy scouts how about Homer Simpson or Peter Griffen or better yet Jack Bauer :roll:

It's very important that you deal with a decision maker, like the President, Vice-President, or Chief Loan Officer.Good Luck,Mike

Our renter has expensive medical bills, no car to get to work, no public transportation near our property.Pets nor any animal has to take car of them selves, humans do that for them plus, plan for the future.  

Only the higher end homes have fridges with water/ice makers.  

I second Chris Mason 's response there in terms of you being able to qualify as long as nothing went south.It could very well be that the underwriter didn't know how to apply the fannie mae rules for calculating DTI with an investment property OR maybe their bank had an overlay.But basically, your DTI should not take a hit when adding that property.Here is how they're supposed to calculate DTI with an investment property.1) Figure your personal debt and income side.So lets say your monthly debt payments (i.e. car payment, credit cards, PITI on your primary residence, etc) are 2k/mo.