I found out a while back that with all the money I have in to real estate, I could have bought a popular pizza franchise in town that sells on average about 5,000-10,000 pizzas on one Friday night and that's in a town of 150,000 people.

Its a little difficult to read, but the message is incredible.

Yep, super popular here in Lower Alabama.Unfortunately the wait time for the first check can be up to 90 days here --- depending on their workload, etc.As long as you can float, you of course get paid retroactively from the date the tenant was approved and signed/dated the lease.In Mobile, the only way to be paid is direct deposit - sweet!

IMO, not really, as mini split systems are not customary and may not be given full weight of a central unit on an appraisal, maybe rated between a window unit and central air, but it depends on the popularity in your area and the knowledge of that appraiser.

you guys make it seem really easy. keep in mind that if i develop a "list" of items to be completed, NOONE WILL CALL ME BACK. i have tried it before with 3-6 contractors and they dont even look at the scope of work.you must either work with large companies and pay tons of money for the work, or you have an incredible leverage over them. i have 5 rentals and i seem to have zero leverage over any of them. i do not have the time to visit a work site. i get home from work at around 5pm. i can not schedule 5-8 contractors because that would be 2 weeks just to see them all.I did try a "formal contract" last year and a few guys laughed and said "what's this?"

Thanks Charles Perkins - I really believe that BiggerPockets is an incredible platform that has done great things for the industry, however it could be so much better with more contributors and members.

Mail Chimp is among the most popular and widely used.

Anyone know of where to get a list of popular search terms one could use to do this?

Article Marketing is the most popular that springs to mind.

A handful of Agents in my area (LA county) hold most of the REO listings (incredible.)