Tenants: Your Most Important Asset in Rental Real Estate

When investing in rental real estate we can focus on price and location all we want, but even though we must get those right it will not matter if we cannot procure and retain quality tenants.
Your Most Import Asset in Rental Real Estate
This is hands down your tenants.  The rental income that comes from your tenants is what provides your cash flow and pays down the principal of the mortgage if you carry one.
The rental income is what builds your wealth in rental real estate.  Sure, you can have appreciation or buy something at a great discount, but those are