The key is to start with your goals and objectives and figure out how long it will take you to reach them.

Wow Key West!

I'm guessing that the average tenant in Ohio isn't the same as the average luxury apartment tenant in Hawaii or New York City.Mike[b]OK, agreed, criminal history is key, however that is the very last step in my approval process.

But the key is to fill it with the type of work that YOU want to do.

I can't tell you how many newbie owners have hired us the day AFTER closing to manage their new property with NO documentation of these key items!

i use both. letters are better because you can get more of your message to the seller. the key is to get it opened and that's best done by making the letter look personal and tailored to that individual. some say postcards are better because they dont have to open it. the one true way to know is to test both. however I use a sequence. i may start off with a few postcards, then follow up with a letter to the same list.

It was listed for 10,900 or so, but the guy that owned it just wanted to get his name off of it and move away, so he handed me the keys, the title and that was it.It was a single family 3/1.

And there's lots of ways to bring that gain down to a reasonable level.The key is to try to get as much of your income as possible at lOW RATES.

The real key here is knowing how to screen your tenants.

Hey RubenJust went somewhat same thing with a seller bank changed locks, called mortg. co. asked for key they sent fed ex to my office two days ,I asked them if they assigned to agent they said no ,just call and ask still owners prop. no cutting just ask . good luck