Since I have developed a rapport with her I decided to just (randomly) email her today asking her if she or anyone in her firm needs any help on a volunteer basis.

i don't know anything about your market in CA, but you could probably put less down with an owner occupied finance option than by buying a random property in Ohio for your first deal. 

Consider it your random act of kindness for the year since your letter is probably stacked between other collection agency letters. 

I had a different neighbor randomly call the police on my guests, complaining about noise in the middle of the day, while quiet hours are between 10 pm and 7 pm. 

If your HML had one then I would be going back to them for what they used. 2) Again, may defer per state, but getting a second appraisal is normal and should be at random after the housing crisis, so you shouldnt get the same appraiser. 3) Package like you said you had would help with repair costs and before/after pics4) I would report that appraiser to BBB and comment anywhere clients can leave a review on how far off he was and his unwillingness to use the info you provided to safe any other investors/buyers/sellers from his "services."

But if you read my blog posts, you'll find one where I randomly pick three OTC liens in Pinal county in AZ.

Turn your livelihood over to some random property manager at your peril.Bucket #1 - Those that hire a professional property management companyFor those of you in Bucket #1 - Congratulations!

You just have to know the rules and the rules change based on random circumstances.

The homes will be around 1000-1200 sqft and the community will have amenities such as a community garden, walking trail, and random fire pits throughout so people can enjoy being outside.

The plague for new investors is just running data based on some random formula or calculation and not realizing that costs are all market-specific and property-specific and if you don't know what to look for, no calculation will save you.