I have my tenants trained as to what is an urgent matter and what can wait until the next day during business hours.  

(My dog, Daisy, gives me regular supervision.)How do you feel about “Hire America”?

I think mine was less than $200 and I use it on all kinds of things, car, truck, boats, house, rock landscaping, driveway, everything but the dog

I'd try a soft approach about the dog.

In the past, I've received some pretty outrageous notices from my HOA; things like "children no longer allowed in the common areas", and telling me what sidewalk I have to use to get my mail, because the route I was taking took me by an HOA member's house, and made her dog bark.

You can lookup the tax assessment on any property online, but will not see the ownership information or whether the tax account is current.We get "unofficial" leads on properties from realtors, lawyers (usually as referrals) and mail carriers (they make great bird dogs).As for wholesaling, I've never seen it as a viable practice here in Canada, particularly in the Maritimes - due to the relative size of the real estate inventory, low default/foreclosure rates, conditioning of Canadians to use real estate agents, etc.  

I'm new to San Diego, moved here with my wife and dog from metro Detroit area. 

If you do it all over the phone you have the additional step of getting the contract to them and that gives them time to talk to their neighbor, best friend who is a real estate attorney or their dog and then they back out of the deal or anything else. 

My dog Charlie is a rescue that I got here.Now for the sad/bad news.A local city pound, Ulsan City, is planning to kill 400 dogs to get their numbers down to 100 by December 31st.  

The challenge is knowing what the opportunity is, how to do it yourself or knowing who does know what to do.That's just oart of being new.If you are truly a wholesaler, you could use your own money or already know who to call.If you are really a lead generator (aka bird-dog), then its a matter of working harder to find people who works these kind of situations.