So, I have spent a little extra $'s on the Nest products with an Internet On The Go hot spot device in each home.The thermostat looks great...but does not bring in additional revenue : ( It does allow me to advertise the "smart" device though : ) And it also allows me to control the thermostat remotely if the the property became vacant.Their other product, the Nest Protect (co/smoke detectors), allows me to see if the batteries are still working in the units remotely and can get a notice if an alarm goes off.

I also do my screening but rely a lot on my gut feeling purely from the interactions with them.

In my state of TN, the standard form says something to the effective of "buyers can not require sellers to make repairs that are solely for the purpose of bringing older houses up to current codes" and "home inspections are not for the purpose of finding items that are purely of a cosmetic nature".

It's a great area for investments...but much more money than I want to start out with until I build much more capital purely for REI.

Although that plan was devised out of pure excitement for "what could be" it was not necessarily a plan built on any sound or proven real estate techniques.

In the last grow house I dealt with, they had a giant bank of batteries that they trickle charged in order to spread out the usage impact.

Make sure your calculator is working, have batteries.  

We got started through personal properties and than pure rentals as our careers grew.

While we buy pure rentals we turn alot of personal properties into rentals.

I do have to admit however that I am exhausted and I am looking forward to recharging my batteries over the holidays.I also am going to adjust my marketing campaign in the upcoming year so that I don't generate as many phone calls in such a short time, at least until I start having some help in answering the phone.