No vacancy, no money spent on getting the place ready to get on the market.

Tax lien records can often, but not always, obtained from the County Tax collector or Treasurer.

Either they're ready to sell or they're not.I use to only send out 100 mailers per week and got an average 5-10% response rate.

Now, time to read. I

Things are going well, I think.I found out yesterday, though, that the property we were getting ready to close on had been split into two parcels, and Fannie Mae only foreclosed on the parcel with the house on it, .52 acres.

I believe the best deals are the one's that only you know about, and its up to you to let the world know about it when your ready. jmo..

(I hope I am posting this in the right area) It has always been a lifelong dream of mine to own rental property, and I am finally ready to take the plunge!

This means ready and placed available for rent.

Real expenses include depreciation, repairs, maintenance, vacancy loss, leasing fees, management fees, accounting fees, legal fees, all fees necessary to carry out an eviction (if necessary), postage, office supplies, HOA fees, landscaping, make ready upon tenant move out, etc.

Since I got back into the buying, rehabbing and selling of houses business (I know, I could have just said "flipping" but I just don't like that term for whatever reason!) early in 2012, after a several year hiatus, w...