Prior to buying a house analyzing the rental market and ensuring that the true cashflow (rents – ALL expenses) meets your criteria.

It was a huge challenge to get ahold of all of our tenants and email them to ensure safety of their belongings.

I also run initial numbers to make sure it would be cash flow positive and ensure there is some upside potential before I sent it to them.

I agree with @Stephen Keighery, but keep in mind that you may have a hard time finding a good tenant for the unit you plan to rent out, so I would suggest you ensure that you can cover the note without the tenant for some time. 

But with that logic, how can you EVER ensure a Seller moves out?

We want to ensure our newbies are set up to succeed and not fail.

I-It is up to you to ensure complete payments are being made in a timely manner and that the value of the loan is accurately reflected on your account.

They’ve been great tenants, I just want to help ensure they have everything they need as I step away.

It is, however, our responsibility to do some due diligence and ensure that the tax returns we prepare are at least reasonable.It is possible that the statements or numbers provided by your friend were inconsistent or otherwise suspicious.

Then the contaminated oil is in the whole system and will make you're new refrigerant turn into a mess in no time ensuring a short life span on the new unit. #7 I'd say 50% of the time someone has no air conditioning at all it's an electric issue.