In a real capitalist resolution to this mess, we would have a 1991 style wipeout where large numbers of properties get sold off to investors.

Your internet connection is more important for skype than your web cam resolution.

Andrew Johnson “I use Appfolio out of santa barbara, ca its definitely not free and my property mgmt company passes those costs down to me which I think is around 50-60 bucks a month based on number of units under the service.I am able to see all reports from rent rolls, cash flow statements / trailing 12 month cash flow, tenant ledgers, maintenance requests, dialog between tenants and mgmt staff, resolutions to maintenance requests, move in pictures, move out pictures, or video, and many more features.What I like is that it allows the vendors to be in a dialog/text/chat box so they are prepared (vendor) prior to job assignment with lockbox codes, scope of work and pictures before they even go to the site so we dont waste time figuring things out and run up a huge $$$ bill for lack of efficiency.”

Andrew Johnson “I use Appfolio out of santa barbara, ca its definitely not free and my property mgmt company passes those costs down to me which I think is around 50-60 bucks a month based on number of units under the service.I am able to see all reports from rent rolls, cash flow statements / trailing 12 month cash flow, tenant ledgers, maintenance requests, dialog between tenants and mgmt staff, resolutions to maintenance requests, move in pictures, move out pictures, or video, and many more features.What I like is that it allows the vendors to be in a dialog/text/chat box so they are prepared (vendor) prior to job assignment with lockbox codes, scope of work and pictures before they even go to the site so we dont waste time figuring things out and run up a huge $$$ bill for lack of efficiency.”

You have to include dispute resolution policies, like what happens if you do not agree, since neither can outvote the other in a 50/50 partnership.  

If you check on the thread itself you'll see the resolutions updates I left there, we don't need to hijack this guys thread ;)But direct mail absolutely works, talk to anyone at the REIA, or any of the other investors you surely know.

I told my agent to tell the seller to either pay for the survey or find me the relevant documents since I feel as though this is on them (no resolution yet).

If they do not have an immediate resolution, they may have resources that can help so take advantage of their experience.

You can also look on Kijiji and get a feel for rental rates at a tighter resolution and the number of comparable units available.8-10% for maintenance is reasonable ...

Yet, I always set up my entities: 1) I prefer to use Indiana online with the Secretary of State's office -- easy. 2) Obtain an TIN from IRS.GOV for each entity. 3) Then roll forward with a nice Operating Agreement and Bank Acct Resolution.