After checking out all the suggestions listed from the others, you can implement a RUBBS billback for utilities which would cut down on your expenses as well.

I now screen my tenants and I have preventative measures for "bad apples".

Both my husband and I have read Dave Ramsey's book and have implemented his strategies into our lifestyle.

The purpose of a "statute of frauds" is, as the name suggests, to prevent injury from fraudulent conduct.

- A Short Sale request is to be approved or denied within 10 daysThis is positive news for short sale investors as it shifts emphasis toward short sales, allows a defined marketing time without risk of foreclosure to the borrower, prevents reductions in realtor commissions, drastically shortens time frames, fully discharges borrowers, and apparently allows for submission prior to being in default.Links for related articles from: Reuters: http://tinyurl.com/yk64mbs Yahoo News: http://tinyurl.com/ydm43yg API: http://tinyurl.com/yj35shj

But having this in the lease may prevent tenants from dumping food/grease in the kitchen sink or unwanted items (toys, etc) from the toilet.

When you are working directly with homeowners on SS'ing their house, what are you finding is preventing them from signing your Option Contract more than anything else?

So our volume strategy is actually better on an annulaized basis.We are implementing a new system we have created to make this process entirely turn-key for any investor with cash.

Of course I am, unless you can find anything in the Constitution preventing this.

This is very sound advice, but as a new investor you need to implement one, maybe two, investing strategies, master that it, and then move onto the next.