Consider buying high quality leads from a source like Listsource.com and only mail to people (such as absentee owners) with 40% or more equity.

Lower prices and a better quality of life.

While RealEstate Fraudis probably a growth Industry Nation-wide, therecan be no doubt : South Florida has got to bethe #1 " Proving Ground" for New Products and"recycling" of the old when it comes to Fraud!

If the unoccupied units are very cold and there's a way to get power into them, it can be helpful to run a heat lamp on the main supply line where it comes into the unit.When you wrap the pipes, check the R-value of the product you're using and make sure you're using the one that provides the most protection.

Finding good, reliable contractors was difficult, but the good news is they all know each other, so once you find a couple that you know do quality work, show up on time, finish the job, and have competitive prices, they can point you to other people they have worked with in the past.

I'm in the searching stage and I'm trying to look for quality financing.Thanks!

I would put in a good quality heater and make sure they are of sufficient size to heat the square footage of the area you are going to heat.

My goal has always been to wholesale enough properties to buy & hold properties with cash, creating long term cashflow for my family.However, since I need some "wholesaling income" to supplement part time income lost last year, it's been rough creating a marketing budget that'll provide sufficient quality leads, while putting food on the table.

It's important that you know and track it as an indicator of your investment(s) quality and value to you personally, but doesn't translate to another investor.What does is the Market Cap Rate.

Come to think of it, if I, for example, dropped a trap door from the unit I'm living in now down to the basement, not only could I live down there and rent out the unit I'm living in now, but I could choose who was going to live there based on any qualities I wanted at all, since technically they'd be my "roommate" and not my "tenant."