Be prepared to battle with a lot of other investors.

I am going to list a property in the coming weeks and want to be prepared.

Quote from @Carini Rochester: Learn how to be a good Landlord, which includes learning the laws and preparing for the worst-case scenarios before they happen. 

That's usually a good sign of how prepared they are for the moving process.

Since we are new to this, I am thinking about using it for the first 6 months or so, just to take one task off my plate and to learn from the filing Avalara prepares for me.

Inspect the unit and determine what will be needed to renovate and prepare for a new tenant;2.

I just got off the CI Webinar as well...before I press send and shell out $1,500..I want to get feedback first..I do a lot of calling and have my list prepared for me and uploaded into MOJO dialer...some of the list I am already pulling like pre foreclosure..the question is is this worth it to get a real time list of Zombie properties (In pre-foreclosure and vacant), every probate sent weekly, and real time Auction list (Courthouse auction within 45 days)..this would be the best list..and real time means fresh leads...if the data is good this is a good deal...they are advertising 20,000 skip traces per month..and the offer based on the price sounds too good to be true...something is got to give...it would currently cost me $3,400 per month to skip trace 20,000 properties...so their data is most likely garbage...you will be able to get some #...but in high volume calling operation a 4% connection rate vs 7% is a big deal..so to be conservative you probably need to add the cost of the skip tracing (in addition to the cost of the program $1,500 start up + $97/per month after 3 months + skip tracing list) since I seriously doubt they are going to the top most high quality vender...I will be joining tomorrow and will provide more feedback shortly...

If you default, they will take your property.The title company will prepare the HUD-1 and let you know how much cash you need to bring to closing.  

However I always hope for the best but prepare for the worst.Good luck!

I had a tax preparer do my taxes last year, but the advice I was given regarding deductions for rentals didn't jive with the info i've read in books and on BP.