you've got to have solid knowledge (or have people at your ready who do) about the municipality, the land itself, etc.we're looking at land now in NC - big acreage for a great price, but it could have the best price in the world, but if it's covered by 30% water and the dynamics aren't there for development, we'd be tossing away a lot of money.

@Jose Ruesta I have run into your same dilemma; I'd love to buy a multifamily and house hack, however my family dynamic doesn't allow for it.

I discussed this in local mobile meetup group, if you are interested there's presentation "How much does it cost to build a mobile app" http://www.slideshare.net/jkirsakmens/how-muchdoes...Thing is for very simple ideas you can do well enough without hiring developers or learning programming languages - there are number of platforms to "stick" simple apps together by using visual tools.

Of course you can automate this with a few visual basic steps, but it can be done in a few seconds manually as well.

Because you can put multiple tables on one page, and precisely control their display, Numbers makes it very easy to create a visually presentable business case presenting, with layers of detail.The table naming feature, and the default variable behavior allow you to refer to data in a file by a predictable naming structure.

Replace battery is necessary.(9) Test/Reset GFCI receptacles.(10) Test outside hose bibs and main shutoff valve.(11) Visual inspection of ceiling for stains.(12) Replace burnt out light bulbs for elderly tenants with no ladder.Then every 6 month or so I would do a few additional things such as wash down AC compressor coil; open the tub drain and bathroom lav drain stopper and tease out the hair down there; may be do a test load of wash and dry if I have some dirty rags in the back of my vehicle; get on the roof for a visual check, open the main sewer cleanout outside and shine a flash light down, and obviously I emailed tenants before each visit to see if they need me to look at anything. 

I know what is hot and what is not often because I am out there showing, looking, talking and doing and I can either visually see what distressed properties there are, or listen to my network of investors, realtors, landlords and other property managers.

That will change as the dynamics of speculative real estate investing will change.

i believe it to be accurate, and they do a really good job at making sure the product is well taken care of, and good visual appeal.

He states that all liability transfers to beneficiary but cites no source for this position: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2009/03/11...This presentation does a nice job visually but doesn't address the point at controversy: http://www.assetprotectionplanners.com/articles/re...This article cites MA caselaw that shows how the trustee can be liable: http://www.richmaylaw.com/?