Watch the local newspaper, browse local and state government websites, and keep websites like the HUD Home Store bookmarked, which will alert you to up-and-coming properties.Attend local eventsLocal events such as community gatherings, property auctions, or real estate investment meetups are excellent places to discover off-market deals.

All I do is bring in the balcony furniture.  

Pick up a receptacle tester—available from most retail stores for less than $10.

Big box stores also typically have contractors they refer out or a list somewhere.

Security is up to the user, not unlike how someone can store cash.

Talk to a local nursery (not big box store) to get ideas for good trees to plant.

The GDPR introduced comprehensive regulations on how organizations, including real estate companies, collect, process, and store personal data.

I am not running out to the store panic buying like people do when we get 1" of snow.

For example, if you're in a place where there's a bunch of old people and most stores are closed past 3 pm that's not the place you want to be. 3. 

Appliances and fixtures were old and tired.Basically, the core bones of the property were good, but there were a lot of things that seemed ripe for easy improvement.The location was great, right next to the town’s primary commercial district, with a grocery store 100 yards away, coffee shop/bakery, Post Office, drugstore, hardware store, hair and nail salons, barber shop, dentist, bank, a half dozen restaurants, and a variety of other shops and services.