Gotta love technology haha.

If they've been vacant for a few months, it would imply they're having difficulty renting.  

Look up this thread difficulty selling rental properties at loan amountRead it a couple of times then read it again!  

Hello BP, i'm going to be an Oversea investor and i'm having difficulty getting a good recommend CPA from the people that i had been networking.

I've been a software developer for 17 years specializing in Microsoft technologies and have my BS degree in Information Systems.  15 years ago I started learning about RE investing from a co worker that was embarking on this journey, and I read books like Rich Dad Poor Dad, Cashflow Quandrant, Total Money Makeover, How to Win Friends and Influence People, and other various "motivational/self-help books".  

I'm also from Canada investing in the US,so I'm not sure if that adds difficulties. 

Turnover hasn’t been at this high of level since 1987 when 32 percent of respondents reported the same, according to NAR.Adam DeSanctis, a spokesman for NAR, says the increase is partially due to new agents joining the ranks but the numbers also reflect agents switching firms.Some agents say they’re being lured to the technology and the marketing support of other brokerages.

Particularly on the Maryland side of the border, the state of Maryland no longer allows agents to be involved in the negotiation process with the bank....this has dramatically increased the degree of difficulty in getting a short sale through.

If I have a prospect for a rental who is difficult, I just find a way to disqualify them quickly.

I know it can be done at a pretty reasonable price by modifying some commercial technologies to meet this need, but it seems like no one has done this.