You will find the people who have good reputations and who conduct business in an ethical and transparent manner.

You'll have to submit a check request form to your custodian every time you have to pay a plumber or electric bill.

There is an additional charge but it is not anywhere near what a plumber would charge.I need to determine what the pay back is for hooking up to city water.Thanks for everyone's comments.Tim

"____________To their credit, this PM is very transparent and does no up-charging on outside service work that is needed, and has developed a very good reputation over a long period of time.

If there is a leak between the service meter and the house, I call a plumber and replace it with galvanize.

You would have to determine where the NODs and Lis Pendens are in your state.Eventually, you will get established and have developed your reputation of performing on your offers and then some 'real deals' will be referred to you.

If you do nothing then you run the risk of the tenant staying in the unit longer without paying anything.The notices can be obtained at the court office for a nominal fee or you can order them online from a reputable source.

That's a liability nightmare for the inspector.Here's a much better way to spend a few hundred bucks... find a reputable and skilled general contractor and tell him to come give you a bid on repairing the property.

If you have "real cash" and can develop the reputation as someone who will always close, you will get callbacks from REO agents, I promise.

For example, someone said that the handyman/plumber/other contractor might charge $65 for a service call.