This one is going to vape/smoke/burn candles in your unit/property anyway.This is why you send a copy of the application and tenant criteria prior to doing background searches, let alone signing lease agreements.

I don't search for tenants.

We did that in December of last year and still didn't use it, searching for the right deal.

I did a few searches on BP, but didn't see this specific topic, so I thought I'd give it a try.In this world of big data and the "interwebs" I am curious of anyone knows of a search that can list all-- say 20+ unit apartment buildings that exist in a city, or region. 

Hello,My wife and I are currently searching for our first investment property, hoping to find a small multi-family in the Cincinnati area. 

In search of financial freedom for a number of reasons.  

You had a series of goals and it looks like you are making great progress.Good luck with your search.

If you want the real list of pre-foreclosures you should check your county website and search for lis pendens.

I've done a Google search but have not found any agents who are familiar with investors.

Given I plan on doing a lot of traveling at the same time, I'll probably end up need a property manager running most things (incl. finding tenants).I'm of course going to do more internet searching for a lot of this information and continue doing more research around here over the next couple weeks, but if there's any immediate 'gotchas' I should be watching for or things I should get rolling now because they take time (e.g. setting up appointments to see places, getting mortgages pre-approved).