I started with my condo that I was living in.  I

Im a Turnkey Guy ;-) we mostly sale income producing rental properties SFH in Jacksonville FL for 60K investment with 12% cap rate , we evaluated a lot of areas and found costal cities with population growth and expected appreciation as the best place to invest . we own over 150 homes there and lately I see an increase in investors reaching out to us for them , its a great city to invest in (I will send reports and news items if needed) but take my word it will have a great up sale there once banks run out of Foreclosed homes to sell prices for real-estate is excepted to rise, not that it matters on a buy and hold properties while collecting rent and not dealing with the day to day , management company and tenant in place .hope it was helpful Ari Knepel

In other words....the house was settling beyond safe levels and was in danger of caving in.  I

In my area, tapping in is quite expensive - thousands of dollars.

I kept the Electric in my name, then when the Bill comes in, I simply subtract off the Sub-metered usage from the bill and then can bill each tenant for their usage.

Before opening a brokerage office after 5 years in I knew a whole lot more about the business. 

The only time any authority could step in is if its a health and safety issue.

She stayed one year and left the house identical to move-in. I

What island to invest in is important.

Does it depend on what state you are in? IE