Use this information to further your tenant screening procedure.You should also get emergency contact information for both a family contact and a close personal friend in the event the tenant(s) are absent and you need to contact them.

If you are near Chicago I can share some great events coming.If you own your home you either have to have equity or renovate to increase equity in order to refinance....is that the case for you currently?

Other ways are shadowing a contractor, going to networking events and building relationships with contractors to have them help you out.

You may also want to confirm that your estate planning is in order to ensure that someone can seamlessly step into your shoes to deal with tenants in the event of accident or death.

It raised a couple of questions in my mind about the risks of wholesaling, namely the implications in the event that you assign a contract and the buyer backs out.It seems to me that Paid at Assignment would both:Result in committed assignees, otherwise they would risk losing the money they paid the assignor, andProvide the assignor with a significant cash cushion against breach of contract if they cannot locate another buyer prior to closing, and ultimately decide to cancel the contract with the property owner.But this raises another question. 

(Call and say you want to attend the FFP event; its cheaper than signing up online. 

If in Texas and if doing them correctly.The reason for this is a note is needed (and deed of trust) to allow a remedy in the event of default and to also solve DTI issues for the seller (by showing a new lender the note and timely payments).I hope I do not get BP crucified - it is just the way all attorneys who know what they are doing in Texas do them.Stay safe out theirAlan

Beyond the Monthly Management, Placement & Maintenance fees, all other fees in our contract are IF EVENT -> THEN fees.

Hey @Patrick O'Sullivan - you can check out Events and Meetups forum via this link - https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521

There is info about our group over in the events section if you are invested in connecting more about the Lehigh Valley market!