I have bought rentals from builders, other investors, HUD foreclosures, straight MLS, PM leads, internet searches, turnkey providers, and so much more. 

Landlords don't typically pay for their Tenants' Cooking Gas, Internet, Cable TV, Landline-Phone, Cell-Phone, Electricity, Heating Oil or Gas....

Basically, the tenants just pick up the phone and call the first joker they find (or, even worse, one of the companies with big yellowbook or internet pages).

Every email I send in is answered pretty quick.If you want my affiliate link to sign up with them, let me know, I'd be happy to shoot it to you.

Each affiliate may have different note and trust terms but all will be zero interest and will have limitations on occupancy.You will probably have a shared equity arrangement over 5 to 10 years, this limits sales and refinancing.The idea is not to put someone in a home helping them only to have them profit from the situation in a few years.HfH may also have a first right of refusal aspect or an option if the property is listed or sold.Need to look closely at the note and deed of trust or mortgage.At some point the home is all hers.Most situations change with HfH homeowners, that's the whole point to assist them in improving their life, moving on and up, but you can't expect to reap a windfall of profit from being helped, that's not what it's about

Nor do they rely on internet to get their deals done.Assigning a contract is legal in most of this country.

This model clearly has many complications but think its not outside the realm of possibility considering the trend of online social connectedness and the way the internet is helping to dis-intermediate traditional business (i.e.

They would make a great gift to your favorite contractors, or for the handy landlord.https://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-dewalt-drill-bit-setsI am in no way affiliated with groupon or this ad, I just saw it, I purchased one and thought I'd throw it up here.

Its an easy 6k bill now a days.If you dont have the experience and know how its very difficult to estimate repairs costs.However if you do some serious due diligence and look stuff up on the internet i believe you can get close to the proper repair price.If you have a friend or family member that does the work by all means abuse them and get their opinions.Here is a trick you might try.Call sears for your hvac needs (they use subcontractors for all thier work ) their price will be hands down about 50% more than a normal contractor will do the work for.

This is how I go about finding the owners address just do a simple tax records search in your local area on the internet.