I am not sure what's up with today's agents never answering their phone but its a huge mistake in my mind.But then again I think in any transactional or Sales environment  20% make 80%  think about it some one has to win the sales contest's !!

A lot of this concept is explained in the Keynesian Beauty Contest theory where only the top competitors get the most notoriety but the best picks are hidden in the field.

Free Pizza in exchange for door flyers.Little things lite Halloween Parties, best door decoration contest, monthly community news letter, bonus for re signing lease (coffee maker, ceiling fan, free carpet cleaning)Frequent Maintenance CRITICAL for 3 Reasons:The longer you delay, the costlier it getsDeferred maintenance turns off tenantsProperty Value will drop Do you want a high cap rate or a low cap rate?

Delends on you executor's powers and whether attorney filed under IAEA authority.Even with Full powers there are situation which can affect or restrict the ability of the PR to sell to you under market however you are not likely to encounter those unless a Will contest, secured or aggressive unsecured creditor or the judge requires your PR to be bonded and unable to satisfy the bond company underwriter (only one company and the owners are my friends). 

Unless the tenant can contest that it wasn’t pest free or that the pest problem was due to something like lack of maintenance or general repairs requested on property that caused it, it’s on the tenant.

Only a title report or a title abstract can show ownership.A deed only shows that the transfer is being made legally, it doesn't show if someone came behind and transferred it again or contested it.A release of lien will show if the property was paid off.

If it is not, you can usually contest the value and get your tax value reduced.

Finding Design Inspiration: Social Media: You could post a picture on FB and have a contest where the winner with a great design idea or suggestion gets it implemented.

Contesting the valuation of your property in order to decrease your city valuation/assessed value is a different thing than protesting a hike due to rate increases.

Remember, this is not an excuse contest.