Originally posted by @Greg Scott:@Sai T.Looks like an unpaid water bill turns into a property Lien in New Jersey:  http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1500/1367...And in Pennsylvania:  http://www.nochumson.com/articles/commonwealth-cou...In PA, it depends on who is the water supplier.

So my suggestion to you is find an area that you are interested in then dive in and do your home work, see what the community is like what future employment and current employment rate is, find out who is providing jobs and potential suppliers of jobs, research the RE market and neighborhoods, what is the inventory to DOM ratio, there is an # of market etc etc...

You can buy the paint from them, or see if another supplier can cross-reference the numbers.Or, go to the bookstore, general store, or even the library, and find the magazine rack. 

Fellow Dallas InvestorsI am looking to start my remodel in the Dallas area. I have been looking at supplies such as flooring/Appliances/Window/fixtures. I know I can go to the big box stores, but would like to get the...

This will help with travel time as well as obtaining supplies from a local supplier.

They are a scratch and dent supplier. 

Dominion energy is the supplier I have out there.

Cannabis is just a simple herb.Was checking on raw material suppliers and market for those secondary product.

Should be a supplier around for those items.

The reason that American Home Shield gave for it taking so long is that they had to order the hot water heater from a remote supplier because it was cheaper than what they could get in town.I don't want to six days without hot water and so I don't expect tenants to do that either.I'd recommend placing the money in a repair/cap ex account instead.