I plan on making 30k my max loan value, to prevent over leverage.

Or do the economics of those properties over the long-term prevent a property management fee from penciling out?  

Are these people with chronic health issues that eventually prevent them from being successful?

Yesterday I went to the unit to do a clean out and the tenant has obviously not moved out, has installed an interior latch preventing entry and would not answer the door.

YOUNG FOLK WILL NOT TOLERATE OUR NONSENSE ONCE THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PREVENT IT.Please for the sake of our business, keep up with the times.

I have a bankruptcy that will prevent me from getting an FHA for 9 more months due to the 2 year rule.

Basic landlord tools should include a lot of the above, but also a toilet auger (one that has the plastic sleeve to prevent scratching porcelain).

How do you prevent them from getting coverage and dropping it after they prove they have it?

This was done basically to help equalize the tenant pool and prevent landlords from picking among a pool of renters.

Here's a link to the application so you can see what's involved.http://www.co.maui.hi.us/DocumentCenter/Home/View/79193There has also been recent amendments proposed to the County code to require ownership of the home for five years prior to application to prevent "newcomers" from buying property and turning it into short term rentals.