Not to steal any thunder from BP, but GRE is another top podcast to follow if you're interested in becoming a real estate investor. 

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week were filled with thunder storms, and our grading guy had no shot of starting the work.We're hoping Thursday will be the magic day to actually break ground on this project...see you tomorrow...

In the exact moment he was saying that, I was snaking the shower drain.

Use high flow toilets, snake the plumbing, replace the water lines that drain to the sewer if they are old, tile or cheap/sturdy laminate, Landlord Locks, or easy to re-key locks and get them solidly rent ready.Work with a few realtors to list your property, but once they past the sniff test, i.e., 3x rent as income, no current collections, etc., etc., then I interview them, get to know them, ask any question that comes to mind and make sure they completely understand that I want my tenants to love their home and feel totally comfortable, but if rent is late, I will never waive late fees (but I have twice for circumstances that required flexibility) and I will evict at the first sign of a problem.

If you are slow to respond, are indecisive, or act emotionally rather than professionally, then they'll stick around because they see you as a toothless snake with a lot of hiss but no bite.The best thing you could do is hire an attorney.

I've found that even if you have a contractor inspect the property, a lot of them simply don't want to crawl around under the foundation to see what is truly going on.The contractor who performed the rehab admitted later that he was afraid of snakes and never actually looked underneath the subfloor before doing the work. 

No matter what anyone said the new comers will pay what every snake-oil salesman charging just to get in the business.

These tenants had a "drug free" clause to their lease prohibiting drugs and a pet free lease (they had pit bull puppies, snakes, turtles and rats).

There was a thunder storm back home that completely wiped out the internet modem.

Deduct business loan interest as a business expense same as paying a plumber to snake the toilet.