Luckily, the rain held out for a few hours afterwards. 

Paperwork:Purchase & Sale agreements - Pro seller & Pro buyerLease & Option agreementsSub Contractor agreements and W9'sProperty Inspection FormCheckbookSub To Docs3 day & inspection noticesTools:Drill - (got to take boards down of houses sometimes)Gloves - (protect hands)Step ladder - (got to get those signs nice and high on the telephone poles)Hammer - (posting signs and pulling nails)Nails - (I found roofing nails to be great for signs)Zip ties - (For posting signs on metal poles)Tape Measure - (probably the most important thing.

All of my units are held in an LLC.

As the market sits right now, I would invest in commercial/industrial metal buildings.

The tenant can and will sue you personally because you were the person who negligently failed to fix the slippery sidewalk or dangerous electrical issue.Owning properties in an LLC may protect your from some liabilities, but again, if the plaintiff can show that your personal negligence led to his damages (or if he can pierce the veil of your llc), you will be held personally liable.

There are numerous examples of conservatives taking full advantage and more of govt help and going against their strongly held "principles".The vast majority of people are simply demanding that the govt "make them whole" as a result of every flood or every crime or every terrorist attack or every recession or every slip on the sidewalk.

Especially if parking is limited.Do realize that multi-units are held to a much stricter standard than single families.

But he held it for awhile.

The law prohibits investing in a few certain things - metals, collectibles, life insurance, but not real estate.You need to open an account with a custodian that will allow this.

He was an out of state owner who had held investment property in my town for awhile but it go away from them (poor management) and he was looking just to cut his losses.Ned Carey Your're right Ned.