And my all-time favorite for the kitchen, if the cabinet boxes are good, have them painted (make sure to seal the paint with a good dewaxed shellac or polyurethane) and fit new door and drawer hardware for buck or two apiece. 

. - game rooms, movie theaters, themed kids bedrooms) rent for higher nightly rates and more often.Keith

As it is, my favorite market is about 30 mins away and I need a local maintenance guy.Just banking on appreciation without buying below FMV is speculating. 

In an effort to be efficient and not use a shutgun approach, what are your favorite ways of locating and networking with individuals interested in, and capable of partnering or investing in my deals?

What are your other favorite blogs, websites, webinars, podcasts, etc? 

https://www.meetup.com/Investing-in-Albuquerque-Re...https://www.meetup.com/ABQREIA/are my two favorites (granted I am biased as I cohost the top one).tim

Meaning, they relied on the old tactics, "If the borrower files BK you will get wiped out" or, "If you don't take what the senior lender is offering you, they will foreclose and wipe you out" or my favorite, "No, I've earned 3%, I'm not cutting my commission at all, you can't make me cut my commission to make this deal work, you cut your proceeds".

Can also buy the domain directly from there and plug it into your favorite website building website.

My favorite thing about condos is that someone else usually takes care of the yard, parking, exterior, etc... so I have less to take care of. 

Their owner Mike Butler wrote "Landlording on Autopilot" which is my favorite book on property management out there.