Although demographics play a role, it's more about trying to leverage any local knowledge I have that might give me an edge on the bigger players who are sweeping up properties.

Taking out the trash, sweeping common areas, gardening.

It is because I was proactive and performed preventative maintenance sweeps twice a year.

Stating the obvious, but investors are looking for deeper discounts than normal if they are sweeping up multiple homes from one seller.

The newest trend sweeping the rental market (from my perspective) in Colorado is that many tenants want the right to grow pot in the unit.

$15 hour is very low pay unless you are sweeping the sidewalk.

From now on if it is more than just a little sweeping or mopping I am just going to hire a cleaning service and take it all out of the deposit so that the house is as clean as it was when they moved in.I hate cleaning ovens.

Note:  Depending on your web browser, you may need to highlight the wording and sweep downward with your mouse to see the bottom of the page, as the scroll bar only gets you to about half the page for some reason. 

I just wanted to run some of my information here and see if I could get some insight on where I stand in making this goal a reality or if I need to re-evaluate my timeline.Basic Background informationBusiness Degree from respected universityRoughly 10 years of professional work experience with several fortune 500 companies  Currently working PT for large restaurant group in Metro ATLlooking to open brand new start-up concept in metro Atlanta or Charlotte areasPopular food concept is sweeping across the country in large popularity, but still not a true presence in these locations.

We use our HELOC as a sweep account.