As an aside, I had been thinking about estate planning now that we have a child together.

Run your numbers and buy what you're comfortable with, if it takes a step back make sure you can survive it until it recovers.

I would tell the neighbor that the tenants child has a disability.

Hello all,I plan to start getting my feet wet in wholesaling sometime this year and I have noticed that many newbies sometimes have trouble finding a title company that is comfortable with double closing(wholesaling).

Not to mention he is within a stones throw of our house, (our other house is just a few feet from ours on the same lot) & he completely creeps me out- I don’t even feel comfortable letting my children out to play in our yard in case this weirdo is outside or walks by- and I never go inside without my husband being there as I feel like he undresses me with his eyes.

You will either find 1)there is something in the applicant's background that doesn't agree with your rental criteria  or 2) you're simply more comfortable with the other applicant.

Love their education, and they have been key to allowing us to expand out of California into Texas.If you don't mind me asking, how did you research / develop contacts / get comfortable with Northeast Ohio, and what made that market so attractive to you? 

But- remember, this is not how actual comps are calculated - just how I would arrive at some sort of comfortable level.First- is the cost approach ( yes- it's a real comp method - just won't be too accurate in this scenerio).

At the same time do your own research and decide in what grade of properties you want to invest in, and the risk tolerance you are comfortable with. 

It's comforting to hear that it is fairly common.I do understand where they are coming from.