I am not sure what your state says about the lease being binding and if it gets transferred with the sale, but that is something you will have to look into. 

In the coming years, the way people hold and transfer assets are going to change dramatically. 

Make sure you have conservative assumptions supported by market data. 

Not sure what data the trulia crime map is based on but there are other websites that provide detailed crime statistics of a given area. city-data is one of them.

@Jeff Oberts deposits belong to the tenant anf should be transferred to the new owner. that being said, if it is not in your purchase contract there is likely no recourse. in the future this should be apart of any future written offers, along with prorated rent payments, which i am guessing you did not ask for as well. check your contract. but if its not in the contract, you still have to reimburse tenant when they leave

The property management on site allows booking through their website directly, we have transferred the VRBO to us from the previous owners, and I am using my personal facebook account, and craigslist to get the word out. 

My neighbor at a house I recently sold wanted me to cut down a tree that he felt was a danger to his property, conveniently he did this right after I called the cops on him for repeatedly parking in my driveway and re...

Then consult with an attorney and see if there are any options to go after the people who scammed him.Yeah...I don't see that happening. and no, the "new owners" are the bank and even if the foreclosure didn't go through, no way in hell would the bank do a short sale with someone that the property was transferred to.

I recently formed a "Series LLC".1) What is the process for transferring my properties to the LLC, Quit Claim Deed?

So I just purchased my first list from Melissa data on absentee owners.