I know there is all this talk about the Olympics coming but on a practical basis that has no effect on you unless you do STR, which you typically can't in a rent controlled property.3.

These are areas GPs can control and I guess choosing not to. 

One that can send a message with the seller information included in the message (Seller Name, Property etc) There are many platforms such as REIreply , Batchleads, Launch Control , Smarter Contacts , Lead Sherpa etc.

We moved a lot of the work inhouse to have full control of the timelines.

I'm a fan of the parcel it off now, and ground lease it for 30 years or something, if they wanna pay up front for the 30 years they can do that, but I'd retain control personally if it were me.

@Rahul Prabhakar Taxes in Texas are out of control.

Two big players in Cedar Rapids are Grace Gudenkauf and Amelia McGee.

pest control?

In each market I operate in I have someone available for showings this person is usually my runner who is responsible for quality control and restocking inventory but I've also used a cleaner for this.

If you own majority and are able to control hoa which comes with its own headache and not totally passive that can help .