At move in, I issue a "key receipt" form; they are given a copy of that prior to move out and are told that move out isn't done until keys are returned by handing them to somebody (me or a rep for me) and the move out section of the key receipt is signed.Just showing that you have to get things in place WELL before you will be needing them.

I try to keep the property occupied now even if the tenant has prior evictions and I discount the rent (650/mo for a property that should rent for 900/mo or more). 

For instance if you purchase the LLC you can be sued the next day by a tenant for an event that occured prior to your ownership of the LLC and property.  

Verizon has a 36 provision lease agreement and you need to understand your rights, your land, and what it is worth.In regards to Kevin Costello being contacted to extend a lease prior to lease expiration, this is standard practice.

Or can you determine that prior to contractor estimates?

I know what you mean, my boys are almost two and four; funny, I thought they were supposed to take care of themselves or something :-P Scheduling meetups would be cool too, but I'm even talking about if you happen to see one of the group come online, just seeing if they want to talk, no prior arrangement involved.

What do you wish you had known prior to your first move into the marketplace?

Extremely difficult to do a VA loan on a HUD foreclosure due to the fact that lender required repairs cannot be completed on a HUD prior to closing.

I was thinking about getting a few solid deals under my belt prior to getting the entity set up, but was unsure.

Why don't the home owners borrow against their equity or sell their house and pay the back taxes prior to the sheriff sale?