Never justify your offer before they object.

I never have a separate attorney to confirm that the title is clear. on the west coast I can speak for NV  CA OR WA.. we get title commitments ( which in our vernacular is prelim title report) within 24 to 72 hours of opening escrow.. its standard operating procedure.. in states were the title plants are not digitized it can take a week at least and then it goes to the attorney who just says title is clear you have have to request it specifically from what I have seen.also when the attorney has to pay an abstractor many times they wont order title until a week before closing because they have to pay for it and don't want to get stuck with the bill if it sale fails.  

Folks are even beginning to manage properties long distance by themselves without a PM because contracts and smart locks can be signed digitally. 

Since I have a lease from my apartment association I added the rules list to cover anything I want to especially enforce and also because the lease I use is in-depth and written in lawyer-language (it's seriously like 8 pages of text but it covers me legally) and I want to make certain my tenants are aware of the rules so they can't act surprised later on.As far as rent you can collect it digitally which would make receiving payment from each tenant in that side/floor of the duplex easier as it's digital. 

Underwrite to your return objectives, not to cap rates and spreads.

Hey real estate agents, I’m a photographer, filmmaker, and digital marketer,  (I’m also very interested in investing in rental in the near future).

Any objections to getting into a market with above average crime?

Seattle's a bit unique since it has been the highest appreciating market in the country (double-digit appreciation rates) in a long time, so even when the market flattens it can feel like a crash (especially for those who continue to expect the appreciation). 

@Mark Trebor in our portfolio, we have a mix of SFRs, small multi-families, and apartment communities, and our strategy is a little different because our objectives vary by asset class.

I scan everything and keep the digital pdf copy forever.