Currently testing effectiveness of google calendar with the on site guy set as editing access.

The first contact you want to get with is an agent and have them give you access to the MLS.

In terms of analyzing markets:• Does the area have good access to public transportation?

In the last 10yrs there was a person/investor that has an installment contract for deed on the property, they stopped paying their payments, and also collected security deposits from the tenants.

They may get tired of sending you letters and just stop.

I continue to buy properties that meet my investing criteria (harder to find than a few years ago, but there are still some out there) and I have been working on securing access to capital to be able to buy more assets when the prices drop. 

short supply  so if you buy those were there are jobs seems to me its pretty safe bet.but then we are all just one major incident away from some sort of consumer sentiment stopping sales. 

Your Pro membership gives you access to that forum.

This would allow you to save money that you could potentially invest in things like real estate, notes and private companies, however you have the peace of mind that if you need the money, it can be easily accessed.  

When that Purchase Agreement is for a partial purchase of the note it will have clauses that deal with what happens if the note pays off early or stops paying and goes into default.