Finding vintage items that relate to your area and old photographs can add a lot of character as well. 

I think will be extremely difficult for then to get money out of you but may be easy to get a free stay and claim any eviction attempts are retaliatory. 

If you want to work with strangers and nefarious characters that you can't, don't or won't trust, sure get their ID and presume they're going to scam, fraud, assault or kill you. 

A direct attempt at seller financing will result in taxes being recognized for the value of the carryback note (making the exchange less efficient).

Hello, new to this, and attempting my first purchase.

At $300 an hour, one hour of cardiologist work can pay for three hours of plumbing, six hours of painting, or ten hours of cleaning.I've seen many landlords attempt their own repairs and they don't do it very well.

Actions define character. 

You may think you are saving money, but your attempt to evict could be thwarted by one simple mistake in the process, the tenant could get the right to stay longer, and you'll have to start the process all over again.The tenant acts like nothing is happening because nothing is happening.

I understand the inherent difficulties and I appreciate the warnings some of you may offer, but I am specifically looking for anecdotal takes on past deals and attempted deals.

I have attempted to understand the subtleties of tax deeds (i.e., the strategies to profit, especially in a takeover situation) in the past and eventually let it go to chase simpler things.