Still doesn't work as your insurance won't cover you in a claim and tenant will get their own policy,show it to you,and cancel the policy immediately.Blaming it on insurance takes it off of you being the bad guy.I am telling you to IMMEDIATELY (I don't give a crap about how busy you have been) give the notice and NOT wait a week.Give the notice and then if they come into compliance great but you have the process in motion.Instead they will blow sweet nothings in your ear and talk you into waiting a few weeks before filing on them after repeated broken promises.If you don't do this and the dog bites someone an attorney will have a field day with you saying you didn't give an immediate notice to get the tenant and dog out and because of that their clients child was bitten and tramatized.I am telling you to take care of this first thing in the morning.If you don't and you get that call with a claim all you have worked for can be gone in an instant.

First managing our own properties and then branching out to others.Then we realized maybe we're wasting a lot of time and stress in a field we know little about (finding deals) and should jump right into starting the business.

There are so many fields that look good when you start your college, that are gone or changed by the time you're done.

And Manning has more football knowledge in his pinky toe than I'll ever have in this life or the next, but he doesn't call enough run plays, to, you know, keep the defense honest.

I'm a few years early from actually being able to make offers but feel I should be proactive in getting out in the field to look for houses.

Detroit has a football team as well, both kinds

Also, based on the fairly minimal repair requests I field every month, usually between 3-6, hiring a manager doesn't make a lot of sense, as I'd expect that expense to come in around 900-1200 per month.Has anyone tried going this route and has it worked out well for you?

I'm not saying it's impossible, but I'd follow Gary's advice and get virtual assistants to post apartments online and field phone calls and do research.

(fields that is, address name, tax, sale price).

Plow the fields others wont and there will be deals to be had.