I basically lived there free with the exception of paying my telephone bill.  

Skip tracing is when you search someones name and/or address on a data base and it comes back with telephone numbers, email, addresses.

This will tell you just about everything about them and their family. look at telephone numbers, addresses, social media. other business they are involved in, etc.. 

@Joseph Gomez market directly to owners, do not look on MLS/Zillow.BP has many recommended ways to find properties and market to owners, such as direct mail letters, post cards, telephone pole ("bandit") signs, web keyword advertising, Facebook ads, driving for dollars (looking for run-down and derelict properties), contacting owners who have units for rent, etc.If you want volume and you have more money than time, then you might buy lists of properties from "list brokers" and upload the lists to a service that will send direct mail letters or post cards for you.

Hey @Tim Rainey, there's no reason that you wouldn't be able to work this out through the broker provided there is only one broker in the deal (minimizes the telephone game effect) and provided they understand investing. 

With everything online, you can collect payments via Cozy, setup a tenant support ticketing and telephone support system for 10 bucks a month and use Yelp, Thumbtack, Home Advisor to find pros to fix things that break.

Did you know that in the dark ages, we used to dial numbers on rotary telephones to make a call?

.), telephone pole signs (aka "bandit signs"), lead generation websites and SEO advertising, etc.

For purposes of this section, “electronic funds transfer” means any transfer of funds that is initiated through an electronic terminal, telephone or computer or magnetic tape so as to order, instruct or authorize a financial institution to debit or credit an account but shall not include any transfer originated by check, draft or similar paper instrument.

There is a power line on top of the detached garage. see below picture. the highest wire is the power one. the 2 wires below it are telephone & cable.