In the wake of the recent tornadoes at northern Texas, i would like to know if there are strategies for landlords to protect against such natural disaster.

I am interested to see what happens in the area given the price of crude oil and natural gas.

You'll have an ample supply of students, but you'll have to deal with the transient nature of college housing.

Las Vegas does have a large pool of renters though, due to the nature of the majority of jobs.

That said, if you have the "disregard if... " on your future mailings, then the awkwardness part is moot because when you ask, with the intent of receiving confirming the status, and they acknowledge that it is, then you can simply apologize for the misunderstanding, gently point out that your mailing had a note about listed properties and so having received the call, you naturally assumed that the property was not listed.  

If you can qualify for a loan of this nature, I would consider doing the repairs to bring the appraised value high enough to avoid PMI.

Hi @Pete Ackers - hey don't worry, it's natural to want to tell everyone you're new to real estate - I'm guessing (like most of us in our early days) you're trying to prepare your seller for a situation where you may make a mistake or do something wrong! 

I used to do this for a living for a short bit and it's great when you live in an area where the state PREVENTS insurance companies from raising premiums due to act of nature.

Sometimes I see boards become frustrated with off-site owners/investors that don't follow move-in procedures and if your tenants aren't familiar with the community rules (which is your responsibility to inform them of) that tends to annoy board members.

In pushing for a yes, the old-school salesperson makes his prospects feel like they are "being sold", and they naturally resist.Instead, tell your prospects up front that it is okay to say no and then push for a no (instead of a yes) whenever your prospects show ambivalence about selling to you.