This new bookkeeper seems to be the cream of the crop and I'm paying $500 per month plus 2k set up fee (After having paid my last bookkeeper 4k to clean up my books) (my point is... am I spending enough that they should have a fix for me or can I not rely on that?) 

Did you miss the crazy people a few months ago who were licking ice cream and putting it back in grocery stores?

Have a tenant meeting to ask how this could be done (serve ice cream or something for good turn out.) 

We use the same color on everything, so ceilings/doors/trim/everything is a nice cream/white.     

Invite the cream of the crop from that group to apply ($30 fee per adult to cover background and credit check) 4.

In my markets, there are more tenants then rentals so we can pick the cream of the crop (over 15 applications in 4 hours from a sign in the yard, had three approved tenants from that batch, picked the best one).As time goes on, your screening process will develop, the markers in your application will throw up flags for you.  

Taking the good with the bad is part of the game working through brokers, they can't just sell the cream and get stuck with sour milk.

My "thing" is installing the nicer cream 2 inch slat faux wood blinds in every window.

If he's not, see item a or move on.All kidding aside, the HML's are all out there looking for the cream off the top of the flips, and the market's changed considerably.

Don't confuse the low % down payment with being a better deal, you will get creamed on monthly payment compared to a traditional 20% down mortgage and the required PMI (insurance) FHA makes you pay will further eat your cash flow.3.