They claim there are certain tax benefits to this structure as well and that this system is vastly superior to the traditional banking one. 

This is something that is unfortunately vastly misunderstood throughout the real estate investor world.

Although it might be somewhat market specific, the vast majority of markets probably include appliances. 

The vast majority of these people their ESA doesn’t pass scrutiny when really looked at.

So, be smart, be proactive, vast majority of time a talk is all it takes.  

.:...The vast majority of mistakes generally derive from new landlords not bothering to learn their state landlord tenant regulations before purchasing their property and not rigidly enforcing the regulations and their lease when a issue arises.Too many landlords expect problems to correct themselves and waste far too much crucial time waiting for the miracle that will never come.I just tweeted this!

But when I take the application, if the prospective tenant tells me he has bad credit because of XYZ, and the report shows XYZ, then i give them character points for telling me upfront.If they tell me everything is perfect and I find an eviction they forgot to tell me about, then no way do they qualify.The vast majority of this country went thru some financial difficulty (myself included) during the crash, and we as landlords are experiencing our current success in this industry because of the crash.My credit report shows me the past 24 months of payment history for revolving credit and also shows me back to 06 or so if there was problems, along with any court cases that match their name/ss#.

The vast majority of these folks aren't looking to stiff their landlords just because the law says that we won't be able to evict them until late this year. 

Investors have access to a vast amount of information, including property values, market trends, financing options, Gurus, and more.

The vast majority of this was cosmetic.