Maintaining good relationships with a handful of contractors and using technology like digital answering services (Google Voice), rent collection web sites, etc give us the right balance of knowing what is happening to our properties but minimizing the disruption to all of our full-time jobs.For us, there are two critical periods: one is during the renovation phase, especially if tenants are in the property.

Two engaged parents, enough money, stable home, smart, resources, still turned the wrong way.

We are not present when the $ is collected from the smart card machines nor are we given any type of print out (from these machines) detailing the income.

He had just installed solar panels on his property and was awaiting the outcome.I then searched BP to see if this question was already answered: If you install solar technology on your properties, how do you uncouple the separate fees your tenant pays and have them start paying you for the electricity?

Direct democracy sounds good- but it doesn't require people to see all the moving parts so they can make the tough and/or smart choices.

My question is regarding its legality.if the lease is ever contested and a tenant is smart enough to challenge the signature, would it hold up.

I plan on in the future using a rules of conduct agreement. it sounds like a smart way to keep the tenant-landlord relationship in check.

As to technology, I go back to punch cards and readers, wiring boards, most here probably don't know what those are, but today I have an old desk job, 2 laptops, 2 notepads and my cell, hard to believe the progress.

Does anyone know of a technology for automating the extraction of email addies from received emails to create a mailing list?

I use My Smart Move but usually have the tenant pay directly.