Landlords giving tenants a heads up are making a mistake.I set the inspection for when I know the tenant can not be present due to work and inevitably the pet gets out assuming they have not removed it from the property for the day.

Two of the properties lend themselves towards Owner Occupancy which is why they would be better to just sell and head towards what I like, which is out of state, newer properties with decent returns.

Jason lots of fraud and criminals out there trying to make a quick buck.You could be sucked in and chosen "guilty by association" in the deal.We have a saying in the business.This deal has "too much hair on it" and you need to walk away.Many of these techniques with short sales squeaked by 3 or 4 years ago before bank guidelines were in place.Now with systems you cannot get away with anything if you wanted to.Before there were shades of grey that were closed out.I would see buyers write up a bill of sale and pay the seller 4,000 for JUNK for personal property.At the time certain things didn't have to be disclosed.Short sales made up only about 1 percent of loans when the market just started turning.So anyone looking at short sale techniques make sure they work TODAY and not from years ago.You will pay dearly for using old techniques that can get you in trouble that are not allowed today.You have to adapt and structure deals to stay in compliance with the ever changing laws.

I have also head 10 houses/mortgages is another barrier, is it possible to get financing on an 11th house?

Never heard of the site, but a couple options are:- call in 1+ general contractors to get bids- bring in a detailed description of the work and head to your local hardware stores.

If you have had a taste of s8 and like what you see then by all means dive in.Having a business like this could be a little intense because some of these people have some very real drama in their lives.If you aren't scared of some extra work and associated risk then be prepared financially.One little story for you.

The condo association manager should have a emergency maintenance phone number.

Do you have a trusted association, one who's totally unrelated to this transaction, who can go check out this area and the property?

Chris hits it on the head, treat them as your partner with respect and not as someone who is out to rip you off every chance they get, this will make for a better relationship and jobs go much more smoothly that way.

Ultimately, your contract with the property manager should stipulate how to terminate your agreement and any costs that could potentially be associated with early termination.