The presence of their dog mitigates the symptoms they are currently experiencing.

In one house, they have dog poops piling up in the backyard like they're trying to run a compose factory, broke cabinet doors even though they only moved in last November, and both properties are fill with trash and junk everywhere.

To be short - changed my farm area, now I go door to door before buying and after to make sure the neighbors "feel" my presence.

Most of the banks are not even aware the policies cover these things and consequently, end up selling the property as is.On a more personal note, I live in Northern California, and enjoy mountain biking, writing, composing music and reading.

BUT, if you take the time to learn the skill, I do believe without a shadow of doubt, that your presence will grow.

We utilize a lot of technology, video conferencing included, and also have a nice conference room in this part of the state if you want to consider a southern presence.  

There is a two-fold qualification criteria that one must meet in order to set-up this plan: 1) have presence of self-employment activity or own a small-business & 2) absence of full time employees working for you. 

Moved on to defense contracting, and finally started my own businesses.One of my businesses is a successful landscaping company, and I would like to evolve it into a property management company.I have spent roughly 4 years studying real estate investing, and I would like to finally move into making my first investments now that I feel that I properly understand the cradle to grave process of real estate investing.So far I have lined up the following:-Hard lenders-General contractors-Electricians, Plumbers, Carpenters, Floor specialists, HVAC specialists, Roofers-Mortgage and Insurance brokers-Attorney-30+ real estate agents-Web based database software for investment portfolio tracking-24x7 call center (intergrated with my landscaping call center)-Access to Pre Foreclosures-Access to a Bank that will let me have up to 10 loansMy Strategy:Purchase price between: 20,000-200,000Property Types: Duplex, Quadplex, Multifamily, Condos, Room rentingMaximum Purchase Point: 65% LTV, 55% ARVMinimum NOI: 10% year over yearLocations: Military Presence, DoD Presence, College Presence, Major Job Hubs20% Cash Reserves of Notes (2,000-20,000 per unit)8% of value of properties for repairs (4,000-16,000 per unit)3 years of taxes (1,500-6,000 per unit)3 years of HOAs (600-1,500 per unit)Exchange Strategies:-368 Exchange-1031 ExchangeStructuring:-S Corp Parent Company-LLC Holding CompaniesInsurance:-Standard GL, Flood, Fire, Natural Disaster, Tenant Insurance-Umbrella PolicyWhat Im looking for:Id love to have some guidance that could push me through the crawl, walk, run process into the Real Estate industry.

The engineering report touched on even more issues than what my contractor picked out when we toured the property, notably lead in the water and the presence of more mold than initially recognized.  

One starting point to get people to my webinars will be to increase my presence on blogs such as Bigger Pockets.- Webinars are huge!