If so, how did you monitor progress and mitigate risk? 

I know they say otherwise, but having traded on an institutional level pretty regularly, that is not how it goes.  

Can I negotiate prices with real estate agents from a company like Coldwell Banker and how different are they from negotiating with regular homeowners?

An attorney with experience that does evictions on a fairly regular basis, not DUIs, divorces or adoptions.

Still trying to learn more about foreclosures but I prefer regular transactions and ready to move in houses since I am a newbie.

I have recipients which document all of this.Considering I have had 4 incidences in less than 12 months, it's safe to say that the previous owner had at least 12 similar incidences during the 3 years he owned it.Upon questioning the tenants who were living in the building at the time I bought it, I've been informed that there were multiple plumbing problems which were severe and ongoing including regular sewage back ups and raw sewage running from the building.

It may seem like a straightforward simple task to those of us who do it on a regular basis, but when someone is trying it for the first time they may not know that you have to look at which number pump you are at when you go inside to pay, or that the nozzle will clunk when the tank is full rather than just overflow.My question is: I am a licensed real estate agent.

In all, I much preferred renting to regular tenants.

Basically, an assessment is nothing more than what a municipality decides a property is worth in order to tax it based upon that value.Additionally, although cities and towns are mandated to perform assessments regularly (in CT they're supposed to update assessments every 5 years), that assessment can still be quite old and outdated.

So, my fiancee and I are taking the plunge with this condo which we plan to rent out by the week as a vacation home.We are planning to provide an upscale vacation rental experience for our guests and hopefully build a regular clientel over the next few years.