When they move out I delete that specific code and never have to change the actual lock....unless it fails and breaks...which is the occasional problem with them. 

You will have to patch and jet lines occasionally.

If you have construction knowledge, that may be a plus for a value-add deal.Without any capital or experience, it is going to be hard to lock up a property, so my advice is to partner with someone.We do this occasionally with talented individuals who want to add value to the sponsorship.

She called a neighbor on one side of my house and he lets us use his driveway occasionally. 

You can type in any city or even zipcode and it gives you all kinds of great info, household income, population, housing vacancy, housing stock age, mix of multifamily vs single family ect :https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/community_facts.xhtmlHUD produces occasional annual reports for most metros:https://www.huduser.gov/portal/ushmc/chma_archive.htmlThe Local County Website or city Municipal websites often have great research as well.Development is important in a growing metro because it shows you where people and business are moving.

Occasionally, we will use their post cards but mostly we upload our own custom letters. been using it for around 2 years now.

There are still good deals for flips occasionally too but you’ll have to work to find them.

I did occasionally hear of daisy chain marketers who needed close to 20K to pay off all the middlemen. 

I also occasionally work as an agent and there are certain flippers who I will not show their houses to my clients due to that.If you ever want to connect or have any questions, feel free to reach out anytime!

A brokerage is fine if your non-traditional investments will not be overly interactive - such as the occasional note, syndicated deal, crowdfund, etc.