My real estate investing dream, like yours, is to maintain a large portfolio of multifamily units that produce positive cash flow every month. 

But I work with people I trust and get my own home inspector and contractor quotes for repairs to try to maintain some independence.  

I work sometimes nights and weekends to maintain the properties, look for new ones and keep the accounting in order, but their is a means to an end.

I'm Intreagued with this idea because living expenses are exuberant and if I were able to close on a deal and maintain occupancy with two other tenants my living expenses would be eliminate and I would be living for free rather than paying thousands of dollars renting someone else's home.

Concentrate on raising it above 720.

We try to let people that are having financial hardship out of their leases (as long as they have been good tenants and are maintaining my property).

Hearing the girls from the neighborhood talk about how they wanted their neighborhood to be nice and have a better reputation because they loved it and thought it could be great really set the tone for the day.Every year in Yosemite, where I have a vacation rental, there is a fun weekend of clearing trash from the park and maintaining trails.  

I have concentrated my research on FL and in the Tampa area, for no specific reason or personal preference...In the past few weeks, I have been in contact with an agent/broker doing this kind of work and having a team for the closing/taxes etc.. able to manage the property and all, he seems good and has provided lots of time without asking for a penny (which is the job of a RE broker, only its a lot more time consuming when the buyer is not present ...)Now I have my eyes on a property (it will be the 4th offer through him, the previous ones did not go through) and I would like to ask seasoned RE investors here a few questions...The house is advertised as a duplex 2/1 + 1/1 but after the visit I was told that an extra split had been done so it looks now like a triplex 3* 1/1 ...

Lenders/Servicers/Banks do not speak with potential buyers directly because they want to maintain the arms length component in a possible transaction.

Where this is an REO, I have no access to the previous utilities data, but given the boiler was an older oil burner (76% efficient), the envelope has little to no insulation and the windows (single pain with storms, which have not been maintained) and doors are all original, I expect the ~2375 ft^2 building was averaging 300 - 400/month in heating costs.