Finally got my first deal done it was a estate sale just get got word back from the attorney here in Washington D.C. soooo excited to just see the process from beginning to end (from demo to tenant screening) this is a JV w/ experience investor it took me about 6 months to get one.

It should show you 8 pages worth of posts. (8 pages not being screens, but what the forum counts as a page).

When screening, in addition to making sure they can pay rent, you also want to choose tenants that will stay a long time.

@Alex Wasilchuk  The 1% rule is just a screening tool and should definitely not be the sole criteria for which a house is included/excluded. 

BP,I'm currently screening tenants on my first investment property using TurboTenant.

Then paying someone to be your eyes to the area, repairs, and what it might rent for, that might be a property manager and a contractor.You may find that for the ease of the task, having a property manager or buyers agent to screen your deals and buying directly from a turnkey provider, the easiest as there are way less moving parts to manage and to pay.

Then it is up to you and your screening process. 

We rented out the other side of our duplex and the extra bedroom we had on our side.Make sure you screen your tenant well.

I like how vacancies are less of a concern, we would be able to get the year's premium upfront before the semester starts, and we could have their parents co-sign the lease which would help with screening.

With a SFH if your property manager fails to screen tenants properly or your tenant has something unexpected happen where they can't pay rent you could be going cashflow negative sometimes for years because of one eviction or one unforeseen repair.