That said, I also know many, good property managers who create value for their clients, have compensation that aligns with their clients' interests and have implemented professional policies and procedures to maintain service levels while growing their business. 

then pumped gas during the gas crisis.. quick stint in collage ( 1 year) I graduted high school early... did not like Collage at all.. my dad talked me into coming home living there at 18 and getting my real estate license.. while I was studying to do that I tried selling dental equipment ( few months ) very tough failed at that .. tough getting past front desk and dentist are cheapo's... 

We have an auto responder that sends out:\Confirmation of instant booking email with dates and promise of additional info closer to check-inConfirmation or booking request with a promise to review it and get back to themPre check-in instructions (3 days before arrival)Follow up the afternoon of first day of stay to ask if every is going well with their stayReminder of check out time and procedures 24 hours before departureThanks for your stay and reminder to leave review 2 days after stay is complete.These emails take care of 95% of guest communication.

in affected areas first.Taking out drywall is also fairly easy (big hammer, regular hammer, and flat prybar is about all you need) but is very messy so enclose the work area, wear protection and ventilate it.Note if if this is a pre 1978 house which it looks like it is,   and you plan to rent it,  then legally speaking you must be lead paint certified and follow abatement procedures when removing or disturbing more than six square feet of painted surface in any room. 

Landlords can apply for EIDL as detailed in SBA's standard procedure for disaster loans. 

And we are taking economic procedures right now that are going to serve to further reignite the economy when all this passes.don’t forget, ’cause I’m sure everybody has, swine flu outbreak 2009, 2010, right here, United States of America, 60 million Americans infected. you have to visualize this, 300,000 hospitalized.

Then I would suggest you create a business plan of how the company will look when built out, and follow that up with an org chart.Next I would create policies and procedures for all the processes you are going to have to create when managing properties...And finally you need to make sure you are current on all the laws that govern you on a local level, state level and federal level (Fair Housing, Discrimination, Property code, eviction law, Fair credit reporting act, tenant rights, IRS)As you can see and I learned there is much more thought that needs to go into starting a business, whether it is PM business of any business if you want it to be successful.

Expanding consumer protections to surviving family members and other homeowners: If a borrower dies, existing CFPB rules require that servicers have policies and procedures in place to promptly identify and communicate with family members, heirs, or other parties, known as “successors in interest,” who have a legal interest in the home.

Your broker should have their procedures of putting a property on the MLS or not and the owner also has a say so of course.

@Jeremy Holcomb A couple of clarifications:To get clear title, without a quiet title action, you have to wait 4 years from the issuance of the tax deed.I don’t believe the death of an owner prevents a quiet title action, just like it doesn’t prevent an foreclosure.You Can use Tax Tile Services out of Cali to insure your title on this purchase, instead of a quiet title action, after they verify the county tax collector followed proper procedure.....but you’d also need to use them if you resell within the 4 years.ORJust buy it with a quit claim deed, maybe you might have an attorney or title company look at the tax collector file to verify proper notices, etc, and wait the 4 years to get clear title.