I don't know if I'd call myself a more experienced LL, but I also prefer small houses - I love them and seek them out.

@Gary Clark I'm glad...and I don't think it will take you 50 showings--my case was a bit extreme (at least I hope so) because it was right after Xmas so all I was attracting were recent evictees and other duds--I've been told by another LL in my area that almost no one qualified moves at that time of year, plus there was some issues with the property which I corrected.If the property is decent, as you state, I think the issue may be the price.

I will never own a different breed of dog now that we discovered how great they are.Shawn

The LL or the tenant?

In that process, they will discover any liens or other encumbernances.

The title search performed in the prelim title discovers whether or not there are any liens against the title, which would typically be placed by a lender on the property.

I will definitely share what I discover next and hope some of you might find some useful information in my story.

I discovered the BiggerPockets on Stitcher, which between both brands are my favorite discoveries from last half a year.Before discovering BP, I started reading up on being a landlord in hopes to get my feet wet in real estate through this route.  

When I checked that location on one of the crime sites I discovered that robberies and assaults occur frequently at the strip mall and that the situation appears to have been the same for the past few years.

When I checked that location on one of the crime sites I discovered that robberies and assaults occur frequently at the strip mall and that the situation appears to have been the same for the past few years.