I am in the process of completing my California Real Estate License and currently Temp at a REIT (I received my work permit and got a job immediately).I have spent hours crunched over real estate books, newspapers, scurrying the web, text books, podcasts, driving around neighbourhoods, going to open houses etc. and have decided that Real Estate Investing is something I would like to eventually pursue full time.If you've read this far , thank you!

Hi all, Quick question for those of you who have used propertyradar, especially in states with notice of trustee sales.I'm building up a list here for Arizona - Criteria:City: Gilbert, Chandler, Tempe, Mesa, Casa Grande, PhoenixType: SFREquity: 65-100%Est Value: $100,000 - 400,000Foreclosure Stage: Auction, PreforeclosureMy concern is with this criteria I'm only getting 33 records...I think this might be how Arizona processes a foreclosure as a Notice of Trustee sale?

I like the idea of simply adjusting up to compensate for the coldest day; I may just look into a system that I can control remotely since I don't want to do anything that will add to the ongoing time required to run and manage the property; there is normally enough going on when the temp drops.    

My (temp) plan is to pay cash and, either flip, or, then get some type of a loan for 50% and hold.

Hi Steve, My wife and I are local in Tempe and just purchased our first rental property. 

It's easier to tell a tenant that they are in control of their hot water, and you can adjust the temp higher, or show them how to do it, if they're running out. 

If you were making a claim for the fire anyway, then you were already headed down that path, just make sure the insurance adjuster agrees that the home is temp. not inhabitable due to the lack of air conditioning so that you do get the loss of rents, and extra expenses.

Hey Che Chiu,The rental market in the Dallas area is great however there always seems to be some issue with each applicant either bankruptcy, or criminal or evictions or smoker with pets or temp employment etc.

Add to that an over packed apartment, standing water, plants, furniture against the baseboard heat, keeping the air temp high and not opening the windows..chances are you are going to see mildew or mold.

  If you saw my post last month I recently inherited a 60 unit apartment complex that I am now self managing..ok.. so here in baltimore it is june and temps are running about 85 degrees during the day  and goes down to 69 at night.. it has by no means been a hot summer this year so far..our air conditioning units are about 20 years old and I have had 4 services calls this month about units not working properly.. 2 were in need of freon, 1 need a whole new unit and 1 needs a part they are having trouble getting..all calls have been handled except the guy who needs the part they dont have.. they have said it should be fixed tomorrow.. here is the problem..