You can find a deal with 10-15 mins a day of work... get up a little earlier than normal, have some coffee, check Zillow/Realtor/whatever you use for MLS searches and keep a spreadsheet with home data on it to monitor trends until you find something you want to make an offer on.

Also, Apartments.com (a lot of apartment complexes post their listings here), you should be able to get a general idea of what apartments are going for, and if you continually monitor you can see how long they stay on the market for... 

Question:Do you use a smart lock to monitor access to shared spaces or utility areas of the property to avoid persistent use but allow access by tenants?

From what I know they also started monitoring airbnb-s and are reaching out to those who do not pay.

I saw one of my tenants name in the police report section of the newspaper.  Speeding and no drivers license.  Today I invited him to my Thanksgiving dinner.  He said he can't.  Said some of his friends were coming ov...

I asked my agent to monitor homes that recently went off the market to see if any of them had a deal fall through so I could immediately make an offer for a closing with in 30 days to the desperate sellers.

Why can't the renter check the CO2 monitor, smoke detector, and fire extinguisher? 

@Ryan King I see you have a good response already but iBgger Pockets has some great state forums and usually there are good locals that monitor those.

Monitor / Review your success  (keep the process active at all times)   From an insurance perspective, the broadest policy form is called a "special form" policy (aka open perils or all-risk). 

I was hoping someone would have started a thread on this already but....What are your thoughts on the new proposal for monitoring transactions over $600, and how could this affect real estate investors??