Most units that come available will probably rent for $50-$75 more immediately without any renovations.I plan to do a test and fix a unit up a little more than the others.

(just testing to see if it works).

I have them tested every fall and the a/c tested every spring to try to avoid them going out during their season.

Since I was in Texas and planned on staying there, I found out that I was qualified to take a test and get a real estate broker license, so I took the test and got my license.  

Either their standards are much lower than mine or we are driving in 2 completely different types of areas.Usually, when I am out looking, I'll find two addresses in an hour that fit the bill of a distressed home and, if I'm lucky, one of them will pass the eyeball test when I am putting them through the appraiser's website.What am I doing wrong?      

And, you don't yet know what terms to go after - you don't yet know what keywords convert well for you in your area.Start with AdWords before venturing into SEO, paint your targets, use PPC as a control to test landing pages, messaging, and conversion rates.

Since I was in Texas and planned on staying there after college and I found out if I passed a test I could get my broker license, so I took the test and got the license even though I never did that full time.  

I spent way more on preparing the place for the lead test than I did on testing.

I recently just passed my real estate test and now I am searching for a small investor friendly brokerage firm to hang my license with.

I am currently working on finishing the CPA exam (1 test down, 3 to go) and working for a small CPA firm, and she stays at home with the 2 kids.