Seriously, I left the health care field in 2006 (was a critical care nurse for 20 years) and found that male nurses who wanted to climb the ladder into management did so at a greater pace than their female counter parts.

Your question is excellent- and by extension, relates to the reason for my joining a company that is perfect for these times.

It looks like it is a relative that lives out of town.

As for "on your own", you can try talking to neighbors or trying to locate relatives.

And a long and related thread here: When is it time to incorporate?

I havent had an issue that hasnt been tenant related and the tenant hasnt paid for.

The asset value is often much lower than the loan value because all the expenses related to foreclosure and selling expenses have to be accounted for when its transferred to other real estate owned.

Destruction thusfar seems relatively minor (compared to Katrina and others).

We (me and my wife) tent to focus on buying council (government built) properties which are relatively cheap to buy but provide great cash flow.

So are www.ProInvestorSecrets.com and YourFirstDeal.com not related to your investment business?