My apartments are 30 years old.I have a maintenance guy do unit checks every 2 weeks.Basically checks water heater,heater,outside unit,light bulbs,ceiling fans,electric,plumbing,etc.We have water included in rent so stuff like replacing springs and o rings in the showers to prevent drips and replacing flappers in toilets to keep the water from running all the time.Sometimes the shutoff valve at the wall for the toilet doesn't close all the way to off or the float mechanism goes bad.You can buy a water pressure tester at Lowe's for 9 dollars.Just screw it on check for pressure.Should read 60 to 80 pounds.If it's higher than that you have to find the pressure regulator valve next to the water cutoff for the unit and adjust it.After adjusting if the pressure doesn't go down to 60 to 80 you have a bad pressure regulator that needs replacing.The importance of this is pressure is set for the cities and counties at around 160 for the fire hydrants.If pressure is high inside the apartments it can cause leaking and premature failure of plumbing parts.On the insurance we are required for replacement value and can't do market value.

Hud has master servicers for different regions of the country.They move their areas every few years to prevent internal fraud collusion.The listing broker can apply with HUD servicer and then they might or might not get approved.It depends on a ton of factors.The commission isn't great but you get VOLUME.

Are there any liens that would prevent someone from selling a property?

The owner of the upstairs and his lawyer are preventing me from doing so.

We have found that putting an eyelet for the discharge hose into the drain line keeps the discharge hose from coming halfway out the drain line from the pressure and prevents leaks.If your washer is on the upper floors and not ground level it is a good idea to have a drain pan or a drain in the floor that is tied into the drain pipe for the discharge hose.Some tenants have older washers and when they go out the water is known to go everywhere.

I always go into the home at least once a quarter to let them know that I am an active landlord and to also check for real damage, change HVAC filters (Because tenants rarely do and it causes a huge bill) and water damage / prevention (Caulking).

Probably best to max this out as it won't prevent me from jumping on another should it come my way.

Does it prevent someone from excercising a claim even though they apparently have no ownership at the time but if something should appear they have lost the right because they gave it to you like in a quit claim deed, or does it infere you have some ownership interest, or does it warrant that you have no interest?

That could be another good out to prevent having to go through eviction hearings.

Here's a good link from the BP archives:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/40854-cost-effective-termite-prevention-strategy-