The Beginner's Guide is awesome, but the real gold mine is the forums here!

I have bought properties sub2, placed the property in a land trust, transferred beneficial interest, added myself as additionally insured, got a LPOA from seller, had seller declare he knows about DOS and its risks, etc.Never had the DOS enacted.

It's a great idea to post an "test" ad for a property in the test market: give real stats, expected price to the buyer etc.

An alternative to stocks, bonds, bank CDs, gold or whatever.

VRBO's policy is that every person who advertises a property for rent on their site (as well as on Homeaway.com) should perform their due diligence to make sure they are complying to all local, city & state regulations as far as short-term rentals go and taxes.VRBO is an advertisement site and just like you don't have to prove you are authorized to sell or rent anything in a classified ad, the same is true on VRBO.

l purchased an Absentee Owners List (my first) with the added criteria of years in house, equity, sq ft etc.

I'd recommend adding "Bedford" so you'll be notified when people talk about your local area.Welcome Ron!

It's been a while since I worked in HVAC; but depending on how the central air is set up, it could be easy as adding in a heat pump and connecting it to the existing duct work.

The flip side of that is, if he moved we could renovate his unit and easily get 40% more income for it, plus the added (forced) value because this is a commercial property (5+ units).

Anywhere that you have an opportunity to add square footage, whether its in the form of a refinished basement or adding an addition, I would do it.