Quote from @Deborah Chambers: Hey all,  I have been an investor for about 7 years now but I have multiple eggs in different baskets so it's not full-time.

Especially if you don’t have the money to bring to the table, so you can’t sell. 

These services help identify any red flags that an individual review might miss.Regularly Update Rental Criteria: As fraud tactics evolve, so too should your rental criteria and screening processes.

So you might not be able to get the best estimate. 

So it still makes sense to refinance with a bank at the end.

In one instance the grandmother lived close so I dropped off stuff there.I have mailed items back to guests on my dime.All of these things cost very little (never had a guest leave and anvil or something) and it helps with reviews as well!

Also start reading if you haven't done so.

I don't do a huge volume so there is some limited data points there.I appreciate your reminders that the basics always win out. 

What they said ^^^^^I just called my Homeowner's Company (State Farm) and told them EXACTLY what I was going to do with the STR house(s).

Part of the power of RE is leveraging - imagine one 250k house - paid off.