Sounds like it's mostly common sense as to what should (and should have) been done.I do wonder if anyone from the DFW area (Dallas, Fort Worth) (spelling it out, for those users who have alerts turned on) have a recommendation for an attorney.

Liz If you have an internet connection and projector/ large screen I'd be happy to do a remote presentation.

Skip tracing is simply a team of people who take the list, and comb the internet for phone numbers affiliated with that owner, then it's added to a new Excel sheet.

See the link below:https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/systemsqueenNotice her user name there at the end ;)Her presentation at the DIG meeting on September 28 was a bit poorly paced.

For real estate, 2016 will see investors, developers, lenders, users, and service firms relying upon intense and sophisticated coordination of both their offensive and defensive game plans.

Thanks for your input guys.Like I said, after talking to a few people, my understanding was, and i could be wrong, that by being an assistant and paying a fee for it...I would get my own access with user id and password. 

Dana - We'll probably bring back our t-shirts in the coming month or two -- we've got some ideas up our sleeves and plan on offering more swag for our users shortly.

This included furnishings, appliances, improved common areas/baths, and (here was the trick) cable and internet available throughout the house. 

After some research on a  neighborhood, on the internet and physically driving around the entire neighborhood and talking to some locals- I finally decided that I would like to invest in a rental property in the neighborhood.

IMO any time a utility cannot be correctly parceled to the proper user in a multiple unit situation, the landlord should carry the full burden of payment.