In addition to surety bond (which I don’t know how to obtain) how about Obligo or AAOA rent guarantee?

Eight of these nine properties fell out of escrow and there was nothing I could do to rejuvenate them.I do have other threads and posts on here during that time that give examples of the better deals that I obtained.

The best source for obtaining foreclosure leads is directly through your county courthouse or recorder.

@Jesse Bryant I'd recommend  you obtain a copy of the MN landlord tenant laws. this is going to be your road map for your rentals.  

I have a white pages subscription where I plan to obtain the remaining phone numbers right after I finish this post.

. - If the property is making a decent cash flow per month, I would not sell it.Now, if a buyer just happens to come along and makes an offer that is remarkable, then I would entertain it.

@Marty True  I would agree that it's possible to get obtain the 1% rule if you look for off-market opportunities.  

As for the screaming tenant, just stop entertaining him and ask him to submit all in wiring.

If I wanted to obtain a loan based on the property's ARV value I would have to wait 6 months. 

., there is no minimum holding period before refinancing ... though many lenders have their own internal guidelines; or b) on residential properties you can obtain "purchase + improvement" financing where the lender will underwrite a mortgage on the property plus an amount to fund improvements (typically no more than 15-20%) to the property.