What I took out of this thread of good info...If they cause damages or require extra-ordinary cleaning, charge them for it.

Nothing else If you want education here are 2 that I have persoanlly interacted with that can teach you something Larry Harbolt Pete Youngs I am sure there is more, I am probably forgetting a few too.

It's never anything extraordinary, but a small symbol of our graditude.

. :) I absolutely love what I do and enjoy the thrill of learning so much throughout a day, taking on the challenges before me, and interacting with the most outstanding people and working the most interesting projects.

Happy New Year to all in BPIt's been a pleasure interacting with some of you so far and I look forward to a fantastic new year of sharing and ideas!

One of the nice things about BiggerPockets (IMO) is that we try to focus on people interacting with one another.

You also have the interaction of the other condo owners ad the Board.I would determine how many condo's are in foreclosure, and how many are not in foreclosure but are behind in the condo fee's.You also want to determine what percentage of the complex in owner occupied and rentalTake a look at the budget and reserves.

Yes, incredibly great stories of extraordinary people, like that pilot, stay in the news for about 48 hrs. , yet we'll have to hear about Blagoiavich and Madoff for the next 6 months."

Hello Ayaz-I couldn't agree more with Robin and the others- There are plenty of books, seminars, and courses on real estate investing but as far as real-life interactive forums this BP website is an incredible resource.

i'm especially interested in meeting solid turn-key folks who specialize in working with out-of-towners.... definitely PM me if this is your business....aside from all that, i'm in my 30s and work as a software engineer (web, databases, etc) for a small interactive company here in new york city.