Don't use your agent like a new toy, be ready to make serious offers.One of the best ways to become market savvy is to look st 50 houses before making even one offer, keep a journal, price per SF, note comments from sellers and agents, copies of listings and all supporting information, do this and you will know the market as well or better than agents..... do this and the only relationship you'll need is with yourself and the market.Cheers, just my opinion --- Charles

Go to the city website, call the local building department and go to your local business journal or google "crane watch" and the city you're investigating. 4.

So this time last year I purchased one of @Brandon Turner’s intention journals.

If you're to be a landlord and hold/manage properties for an extended amount of time, then PM-specific software will help you keep track of day-to-day tasks and information particular to your business, in addition to a providing a structured way place to journal your financials.

One could keep a diary or journal or spreadsheet, but I got into small scale landlording to get away from paper work and spreadsheets (enough of that at the day job)...

Our PM does most of the book, but  each quarter we send her the info on what we paid for and she does journal entries for a complete picture for our investors and the bank.

If they have a business journal, read it. 

An update from the Jacksonville Business Journal, released today:The city of Jacksonville is moving toward collecting bed taxes from Airbnb hosts, with Duval County having the 17th highest revenue from the company in the state.Collecting taxes from Airbnb would make Duval the 40th of Florida's 63 counties to do so.The City Council auditor will begin determining how much the city should collect, following a vote by the Jacksonville Tourist Development Council earlier this month.The TDC also voted to begin a partnership with AirDNA Solutions, a subscription service company that provides advertised listings, room nights and other information to track.

If you are using quickbooks or any bookkeeping software, input it as a journal entry.

The article goes on to state, "An attorney for Shapiro did not return calls for comment but told the Wall Street Journal that Shapiro 'denies any allegation of wrongdoing and looks forward to his opportunity to defend himself in a court of law.'"