I hopped online and searched the subdivision for the out-of-state owners of pre-existing homes in the community, and sent letters promoting our new homes in the same area.this way also works if you have found specific properties that appear vacant...The drawback to this, of course, is if you have no direction for *which area* you're looking, and are only looking for absentee owners.

If the profits come from finding great deals why focus on anything else if you lack time.Many of the "gurus" promote this silly idea, but how many hours can a person possibly spend "doing deals", whatever that means.

He said that if people wanted to find managers who are well educated in PM and who tend to follow ideas similar to what Mr Landlord promotes the NARPM is the way to go.I have been to th NARPM site so have an idea of the group's focus.What would you say sets property managers who are members of NARPM apart from other residential proeprty managers.Thanks in advance,John Corey

You need to speak to some one in the codes office where you are doing your rehab.Hope this helps.rdinvestors

That is likely almost the worst case if the damage is not extensive.When refurbishing the present structure be aware that major work might force you to bring the whole building up to present code.

Again, I'm not an attorney, not a Costa Rica attorney, nor have I reviewed fully the legal code involved.

I tend to do my own work (although jacking up and putting a foundation under, in order to raise the ceiling is beyond me) and I'm not sure I could bring this in for $50KI'm guessing you have building codes so plan on re-wiring the whole house to bring to code.Floor uneven and warped is MOISTURE, have to find it and stop it.Don't know the size of the windows but a few hundred per is about right.Carpet a few thousand.Sheetrock repair a few hundredKitchen cabinets and appliances, minimum of about $5K for CUT RATE stuff.Counter tops, $300-$3KInsulate and sheetrock basement, a few thousand.Knock out a few walls etc in the upstairs, about $5K+, moving walls is not as simple as "moving walls".Bedroom doors, $100/each, minimumLandscape and exterior paint, a few thousand."

Since we don't allow users to promote such links, I've removed it from his signature.

I would also love to find out what the hot zip codes are in NOVA, DC, and Prince Georges Counties for investors these days.

The last deal was a 50's stone house on a busy street adjacent to a high class zip code.