Next day mail is not a rush in this digital age.

Some people may balk at the idea of notes being a learn by doing business, but this is precisely why most of these assets are sold at cents on the dollar.My company and I will be releasing an E-book by the end of the year that goes into much more detail on the purchase process, exit strategies, and the note industry in general.

There is currently a button they can press as they walk out of the garage to close it, and also a keypad with a 4 digit code to open/close it inside the house as they leave/come in by the door.  

Not by much, single digits I think, and it must have been in the outliers mostly.

We faced two issues in escrow: because of the HOA lien foreclosure we had to do some extra searching to find a title insurance company willing to issue a policy; getting a payoff was an issue until someone at escrow obtained the last four digits of the SSN and used the bank's automated system to get a payoff.The second situation was similar but this one we kept as a rental.

just did the measurements with a digital tape measurer., off by 30%, which is huge.

I highly suggest that you read these two ebooks that we have here for free. http://biggerpockets.com/ubghttp://biggerpockets.com/7yearsI believe those two could give you a better picture about real estate. :)See you around the site! 

If you're not "married" to your local market here in the Inland Empire then your thought of investing in the Midwest is likely a prudent one.For $90,000 to $130,000 you can get a three bedroom home in a great neighborhood that generates double-digit cash on cash returns.When you live in an expensive market where the rents are relatively low to the purchase price, it is difficult to get attractive rates of return.  

FULL interior/ exterior digital photos taken between each tenant, and after significant renovations, painting, and repair has saved so many headaches.

With the 5 solds ranging from $5K (no digits left out!!!)