I feel like a good agent in those areas will have their finger much more on the pulse of hot properties.  

Also checked for back taxes owed.Keeping my fingers crossed that the property closes.  

Keep your fingers crossed that everything goes smoothly!  

Other people here on BP have had better experiences but they know how to keep their finger on the pulse obviously better than I - it's going to be a slow process for me to figure out how to trust but reaffirm. 

Hopefully I'm wrong but let us keep our finger crossed its nothing majorNext problem.

I've bought about 500 on the steps and feel very fortunate that I can count the really bad stories on my fingers.

Like @Frankie Woods said, you've gotten good advice already, and then he followed it with more good advice, so I'll save my breath (fingers?)

During my first year of being a landlord, I feel like everything broke, and I either fixed it or replaced it knew, including a $5,500 hit for a new HVAC, so I'm finally starting to build a decent reserve and haven't received a phone call in months (fingers crossed).

During my first year of being a landlord, I feel like everything broke, and I either fixed it or replaced it knew, including a $5,500 hit for a new HVAC, so I'm finally starting to build a decent reserve and haven't received a phone call in months (fingers crossed). 

Keep your fingers crossed for me!!!!