Better alternatives?

When I asked my existing UK tax accountant about using a US LLC to invest in property she sent me a law firm's review of a recent Supreme Court case on UK tax treatment of US LLCs that didn't fully clarify the issue (!?!?!).

You want tenants that are attentive to the property.Respond to emergencies immediately.Respond to everything else during business hours.Always respond and always thank them for notifying you of problems.As these conversations go on, the tenant will learn what is worthy of calling you on and what isn't.The alternative is when the tenant thinks you don't care and so they don't call.

This is by far the easiest alternative to rerouting electrical and submetering.

I have been approached by organizations asking if I would provide that as an alternate service.

Learn as much as you can about the property, and set your maximum bid price before you go.We've used auction.com as an alternative, but it is harder to get a deal that pencils these days.

I started using social media as an alternative to the more expensive online mediums and tools before it became known as social media.

You never know when the county/state will try to shut you down private sewage system wise.Water,, owning the leaking pipes and the testing / treatment is an expense.  

These are useful and important to real estate agents and brokers, but they are not core skills needed to be a successful real estate investor.So, yes - a real estate license is nice to have; It can save you money on commissions, give you an alternative income stream (as an agent), and give you access to the MLS.

@Alex Stepanov it's unfortunate that you are getting this kind of treatment from local agents.Yes, we are very busy in our extremely active market but I couldn't image treating anyone like you've be so far.I know in our office of 65 retail agents, most [all] don't like to deal with investor because they "low ball" and only buy low end properties and the commission is very low.Your reasonable ROI goal of 7% can be done easily.Have you selected a property manager yet?