Offering paid heat or water can be a great way for landlords to attract new tenants and retain their existing ones.8.

These days we tend to redeploy retained earnings as investment into our real estate business (the goal is to become our own bank).The real estate business - at least ours - does not throw of cash flow like the custom software business.  

That could potentially hurt your returns if you sell in the future but don't retain the property long enough to get a good return on the utility savings.

In the future you may need to either manage yourself if you end up doing so much, or retain a new mgt company.

They all have lawyers on retainer.

Everything from protecting the home to managing the home and tenants in a way that will retain your tenants.

Is it reasonable to introduce myself as an investor in a title company I have not dealt with and promise to close with them, pay a "retainer" to show I am earnest about it, and in return they'll run a title search for a dozen or so properties? 

We all know the cash-on-cash and cap rate math depend on NOI so it's easily seen that the property value grows over time by how you manage your GSI.There is one major advantage to holding SFRs;  you can partially liquidate and still retain an income stream. 

So, if you do an land trust, ownership should still be a corp. entity.Again, these are just my thoughts, everyone would be very wise to retain a good attorney that knows the law in your state.

I advised that she tell her to do nothing until we have all the docs, plus emails between the agent and the buyer/buyers agent.I have already retained an attorney.