That is taken care of by several DVD's I leave by the BluRay player.

There are guarantees in investing.However, there are easy and basic steps you can take to ensure you're lined up with the right person.

Personally, I would try meeting some of the bigger players in the area to see what they are doing.

With my rental properties, once I reach a certain amount of equity I will begin to subcategorize my properties into separate LLCs to ensure I am maximizing my "protection"I could go on and on, but I hope this gives you a little insight to the point of, there are many ways to structure it.

You would need to ensure its legal in your area, but in Wa State we write it into the leases that we will be using RUBS for their water/sewer/electric costs since they arent metered separately. 

I had my second guest (The single guy coming through for 1 night)checking in at 3:00pm so I had my housekeeper meet me at the property to ensure the meticulous checklist I had crafted for her to follow as she cleaned, took inventory, and replaced used toiletries and coffee products.

Whenever you are buying a property out of state you should do a few things to ensure it's as smooth as possible.

If we dissolve the real estate contract how do I go about ensuring the lien is lifted off the property?

Good deals tend to be reserved for the players who know the market and in the circle. 

It also appears that Zillow could very soon employ agents to list/show properties and almost act as an unbiased third party, ensuring the interests and transparency of both sides and thereby eliminating buyer's agents.