The spotcrime website seems to be a good one too.I wonder if there are any good places to identify trends over time:- quality of schools - improving or declining?

I was forwarded this article today: http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130701213914-33236097-finally-the-best-times-to-cold-call-revealed I thought that it might be of interest here. The first part of the ar...

If these were "hard laws", most home improvement stores wouldn't exist.

Finally, the buyer has agreed to purchase this property "as is" with no provisions for the seller to further improve the property.

Without a formal inspection, it would be difficult to know how much capital improvements are required to get renters in ASAP.Even if the $500 number for the rent above is correct, but there are $50,000 in capital improvements needed to make it habitable, there are many investors that will quickly walk away.Just a couple thoughts.

And I have established some practices (thanks to some posts by Will Barnard) that have helped the listing agents judge that that it would be little risk to allow me that access.

If the lease doesn't cover tenant improvements, what protection can be developed for the buyer?

If not, improve them...that is where you start, otherwise, here is a thought to consider:Where are you going to live when you move to FL?

one of his employees told me that a few years later that that was standard practice for them.again, unless buying from HD or lowes, we are getting screwed.

Is it a permit to develop the land, put in the off site improvements (utilities, curb, gutter, sidewalks, etc.).