To the best of my knowledge, there are more or less three general kinds of checks you can get:-Raw credit report, no scores, cheapest-Credit report with FICO or other scores, moderate-Credit + Risk report with rental recommendations, expensiveI don't know the setup fees for many of the places that offer these.

If we could all help one another out, the world in general would be a better place, but we're talking about this website.

The problems that I dealt with during my first year as a landlord:Water pipe burst / total rehab of 1 unitPay-as-you-go general contractor that didn't finish the work on the unitMold / complaint filed with Health DepartmentCrack in foundation that let water come into 1 unit every time it rainedGot locked in to a below-market-rent section 8 rentalMarketing for vacant unitsTenant disputesSection 8 dispute (although in this case it earned me $1900 :mrgreen: )Fortunately I haven't had to deal with evictions yet, but I know they'll come in due time.

hi,i am interested in the general market in st. louis and in particular the cherokee st area...i would like to have a place to live and also have an attached storefront to sell my antique jewelry...i would appreciate any comments on the above...

It's not just this forum I'm new to, but to the forum and blog world in general.

I guess I should outline my general goals and thoughts on the matter.First off, I like the idea of being a landlord.

But generally, I can take a look at an area and get within 5k of what the houses in that area generally sell for.Obviously, on the first one, I am going to be extremely cautious and be as safe as I can.

That's a profit to the investor of $40,000 with basically no work.I haven't done this, so maybe someone can tell me if I'm way off, but I've spent thousands on education and this seems to be the general concensus for these types of deals.

I have been a General Contractor for going on thirteen years now and found out that it is to easy to take money and run if you are a scum bag contractor.

I know about having $1 million is general liability insurance.