Many having to do with folks being stuck in their cycle of costly upgrades (i.e. memory not expandable) or just an overpriced gadget.

i was the last person i know to get a cell phone, the last to get a smart phone, the last to sign up for facebook, twitter, linkedin...fortunately, i never did set up a myspace page.not that those aren't great inventions, but i don't like to have my life consumed by gadgets, gizmos, and social websites.with that said, i see the value of maximizing social media in the real estate investing business.

You could be sitting there telling yourself, “Heck I'll just install CO detectors” but what happens when the tenant removes the battery and do you really want to trust a cheap gadget with wide operating tolerances that may or may not alert someone in time?

Sorry if I missed the announcement but I see there is a new gadget on the left hand side below my "Influence" level.

Have you encountered the tenant who is happy to help themself to the battery in the smoke detector in order to power some electronic gadget that the tenant possesses?

All the gadgets and doo dads are great, but the only moving piece you should be concentrating on right now is the leads you're generating.

How often do you all clean the gutters, and do any of you use one of the gutter “no clean” gadgets?

A good tip we've learned is that renters typically don't have a lot of kitchen gadgets and pots and pans so you can get away with fewer cabinets than you might assume.

You don't need every kitchen gadget, but make sure you don't leave out common items that are a pain if you don't have them like spatulas, a whisk, cheese grater, potato peeler and for the love of God don't forget a wine bottle opener!

I've found that getting the backers for something like this seems to be harder than the latest gizmo or gadget.