Settlements, collections, landlord tenant, foreclosures, contracts I might suggest someone different for each of those.Drew - Dulaney Title - settlementsJohn Mitnick - settlements but I would trust him to do anything he was comfortable withCohen and Foreman - old school, do work for some of the big investors. can do just about anything.Jeffrey Tapper - landlord tenant and collections.Bob Brendel - misc RE stuff.PM me if Google doesn't find them (I may not respond quickly as I will b e traveling the next week)Ned

I've gotten the home through the first several hoops of short sale initiation, and I'm currently at the point where I'm submitting all docs on behalf of seller (hardship forms, etc.).My initial thoughts on this: I've purchased short sales, but never been on the listing side, and I viewed this as a great learning experience (as I am a full time real estate investor more so than real estate agent) to gain first hand short sale knowledge and be able to help those in similar situations in the future (as I think short sales will be more popular than foreclosures to the banks going forward).However, I have a personal fix 'n flip that I just received an offer on and will close probably right on time with completion of the extensive short sale paper work (30 days out).My current thoughts: This house is a great investment and is in the same neighborhood as my current flip, and I could stand to make some good money by purchasing this home.

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Typically, $1000 will be sufficient for e-m.

When filling out my Schedule E this past year there is only a small paragraph defining Line 14 (Repairs) and only references Publication 527 for further information on Depreciation.

I agree - that's a must-have and actually, as far as tax-related information it's not an overly tedious read, even cover-to-cover.Plus, it's now available in e-Book format as well

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If someone comes to me, I'll send them your way.If you need help in your search or want to verify something don't hesitate to ask.For example: I have clients worldwide and things are just as easy as I e-mail them, talking on the phone.

Use a clear photo and market the convenience of the property to popular points in the area.

The popular areas considered "great rental areas" now have properties approaching 5% cap rates because of speculation, but if you look in the suburbs you can find truly excellent deals.