When you enter their personal info into the system, the database may show where they lived previously and who the landlord was.

In the long run, I get the listings from my investors, which will enable me to be an active investor.

I didnt know if I had to "enable" that feature or if the folks who sent me the inquiries just missed the "comment button".

This approach also enables us to put water/sewer costs for our houses in the hands of the tenant {the account/bill must remain in the name of the property owner}.Core to our operations is improving the energy efficiency of our properties.

Spend some time to get your online presence setup and automated (FB page, Twitter, Trulia, Zillow, Realtor.com, etc), but don't spend a whole of time on it.Start attending networking events, collecting business cards and adding them to your database.

You can get absentee owners from the county assessor's office for free (involves searching the database) or you can pay for them from a service like Dataquick.

This enables the seller to receive a nice income each month and the buyer enjoys the home.

Well, this isn't what you're looking for, but I think the reason the MLS works so well has nothing to do with how sophisticated the database is or how many search fields it has.

It is a sad fact however, that the (and I use the term loosley) "Justice System" operates in a fashion that enables frequently unscrupulous folk to take advantage of others.

It enables the elderly to turn over ownership of a property to a child but not be thrown out if the child gets in fiancial trouble, becomes divorced etc.