The only mail that could possibly be delivered there is the mail belonging to the previous tenant.

This should be particularly true if we are willing to invest outside of our local area.Supply vs demand imbalances deliver price appreciation. 

I’m curious, have you noticed any particular renovations or features that have surprised you in terms of the ROI they deliver?

With a month-to-month tenant in place, it should not be too hard to get them out, depending on the state, but you should have written your offer to be delivered vacant if you didn't want to deal with this.

A detached garage was built off site and delivered and is the only work I didn't do, although I did wire the building and install the garage door.

Jeff Dilldine’s first fix-and-flip turned out to be a major win, as the home sold for $425,000, delivering an excellent profit.

You don't know the law, you don't know how to handle difficult tenants, and you aren't local to work on it.This is what Ohio law says: “The tenant shall not unreasonably withhold consent for the landlord to enter into the dwelling unit in order to inspect the premises, make ordinary, necessary, or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements, deliver parcels that are too large for the tenant’s mail facilities, supply necessary or agreed services, or exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen, or contractors.”I would give the tenant a short, direct warning that they have 72 hours to coordinate with the vendor and set a schedule for repairs.

Too many investors get frustrated because their VA doesn't deliver a bunch of motivated sellers ready to convert.

My agents can find the name of an owner, deliver an unsolicited offer, arrange inspections, recommend trades as required.

They could have come in with the moving boxes, which is the most likely culprit, but they could have snuck in some other way.My lease says I will deliver the home pest-free and handle any pest treatment for the first two weeks in case we miss something.