Now they are required to obtain a commission agreement before setting foot in a property to show it to you. 

In our largest listing, we have a triplex with a total of 11 beds and 10 baths with each bedroom set up to be potentially rented by the room (electronic lock on each bedroom door, and most with a private bathroom).

Those landlords that choose to artificially subsidize communities via suppressed lot rents do not generate sufficient reserves to set aside for inevitable capital improvements to the community’s infrastructure and aesthetics.

I'm sure he could give you some pointers on setting up a business and creative ways to save money.

If you're the only one in your company, this may not be necessary since you set the rules.

Hire a cheap crew to tunnel and the real plumber to set and replace the pipe. 

Also setting standards amungst your trades.

Per trading desk they said "yeah, crazy right, a lot of people are gonna get caught sleeping on this one", as in when market has that cycle it will get "interesting" when the forced sells occur accelerating the drop, that those in the know have algorithms built and set to grab the bottom.

But if you’re set on staying local, it’s worth keeping an eye out for the right deal rather than rushing into something.Out-of-state investing is one of the best ways to find strong cash-flowing properties while keeping things passive.

@Aaron Zimmerman Good point about structure set up and determining cost bases.