Pets, 1st time renters, students, are other scenarios which might call for more frequent visits.

Just work with a real estate attorney as every state has some rules around this and they tend to change frequently.

Whenever I'm buying a property from a seller directly (or selling directly to a buyer -- which is less frequent) I ALWAYS disclose I'm an agent just so I can't ever be accused of taking the 'oh so great knowledge' that agents have over 'common people' (eye rolling hard that anyone thinks this is the case - but I disclose anyway as a lame CYA knee bend to the system).   

Side note, have them on ONE lease, have your move-in/move-out checklist process completely ironed out beforehand, and frequent check-ins don't hurt.

Then look at Zillow or Realtor.com frequently in the market you are interested in so that you can get really familiar with how much the properties are selling retail.

Online auctions are nothing like a live auction and they should be illegal since after you win a bid the banks frequently reject your bid and continue to take offers on the properties.

I also have a maintenance man, paint and sheet rocker and plumber on standby that I call frequently so I’m not fixing anything myself.

by the Roofstock Team:The one percent rule is a guideline frequently referenced by real estate investors when evaluating potential property purchases.

I don't know where to start I don't know who to talk to I don't know if anybody would even want to hire somebody to do a real estate for them just ever so frequently but I figured that if I had any questions that this would be the number one place to go on this is my first stop.

I frequently have to push those parameters out to get sufficient data.If you don't have access to MLS sold data to run your own numbers, you might consider finding a good Realtor to not only run the them for you, but also to market the property.As an aside, the ARV something that a rehabber should know before buying the property.