Then, once you have your systems down, you can expand to other markets further away. 

There is still a balance of $255 that has not been deducted.Thing is not only was the damage done but the landlord left the tenant without heat or lights for 5 days, with power still surging into the house system. 

Once you get used to dealing with everything over the phone and setting up systems then you can do anything anyone local can do.

Near eateries and the Dallas Transit Rail System and banks.

What those systems do is use the metal wire casing and metal boxes to ground the system.

It's all about how you set up your systems and organization. 

What I ultimately decided to do was to go out of NYC to Indianapolis, not as close as @Scott Wolf in Dutchess County but similar methods/systems that you'll need if you're to invest out of your own market.A little over 2 years later, I have 5 rentals out of state, and hopefully #6 that's pending will have no issues to close and I'm closing on my co-op in Queens (all at the same time).

I’m getting whooped right now trying to set up a system that has some level of automation for marketing and keeping track of leads.

Unsure about the MEP systems.  

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