Again, an investor-friendly agent should be able to make these connections for you by recommending at least 2 people per discipline.Here are some other tips to find what you're looking for:1. use the 'search' function to find topics, members and areas of interest.

Each state is so vastly different in the amount of sales how they work functionally and COMPETITION.  

Exterior: Check the outside of the building for any water accumulation, assure gutters connected properly, exterior lights are still functioning if motion activated, no graffiti/trash accumulation, etc. 

This will help people find you.2. use the 'search' function to find topics, members and areas of interest.

As a side note just take care of your warrants, pay your tickets, appear in court, do what you gotta do.

I'm currently working with an attorney now and consulting with someone in the clerk of court office trying to get the next steps going.

Each area of the country to go up or down differently.If you were trying to do a fix and flip, have a few plan B's in place so you dont get caught short.This is either going to be a great time or a bad time, go in with open eyes.If you are going to get your license, that might be safest strategy, if you find and list a property you take the least amount of risk but the points above prevail here too.Once prices bottom out, real estate is an essential function and will always have value.

Mayor can veto yet & definitely will be court tested by landlord association

This is a home improvement where they will get back MORE than the $1k they put into it, unlike most home improvements for most houses in most scenarios ("omg the $30k upgrade to an already functional and complete kitchen doesn't improve value by $30k, this is an outrage!"). 

All we can really do is repair it ourselves and bring him to court to try and recoup the costs, we do not have this kind of money on hand currently.