If you find a contractor willing to itemize every object he places in a house, he is the exception, not the rule.

But if you're wanting to get into rei anyway that may be a good way to go.Yet a third way is to find a local investor and offer to split the profits with them 50/50 either selling or holding it.

NE Ohio has had a tornado and a couple of fires over the last 50 years, so not sure there is much of a risk.

My group corresponds to 50+ LifeCo's so we probably work with them.

If you own less than 50 stocks, you have a concentrated portfolio.

Do you want to live in a nice home in a decent part of down for a year and then have a nice SFH as a rental or do you want to deal with tenants that pay $600 a month in a duplex that is 50 years old.  

Or the affiliates/marketers of the guru education programs pretending to know what they are talking about and skirting the soliciting rules in the forums!

If that money runs out, Medicaid will step.To prevent abuse, each state has stringent rules including "look back" periods where the state can disqualify someone based on the transfer of assets.

There's always ways to increase response and conversions, but remember 20/80 rule.

I know one can find property tax protest records publicized by the Board of Equalization / local municipality in many states, but I'm not sure if this is true for all 50.