From what I have seen, the Youtube feature by BiggerPockets is pretty spot on as to how to effectively use Craiglist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?

You have to watch out if the water usage is way beyond what it should be, it could be a broken pipe or bad toilet, but also it can be that the tenants are running a dope lab.We had someone steal water from a house for that very reason, in a very nice neighborhood,,,of course at first the police were told about my tenant' usage, but I had talked to the water department and was working with them.

Does the defense department watch your house more than mine, or anybody else's?

Designated drivers don't have to watch their drunk friends have all the fun.

If they do buy from us they buy maybe the first few and then they do it themselves.Most people in Memphis have lived here long enough and have a bad taste in their mouth b/c they watch Channel 5 news every night.

I watched loan brokers try and sell investors high yield loans with no thought of the marketability of the collateral.

As great as that first deal was, I find myself back at that point where I'm watching things fail to really get going.

The SEC was to have the new rules out by now but I believe they have been dragging their feet while waiting for comment.Under the new rules the big thing to watch out for is that the SEC has proposed putting the burden of determining the "accredited investor" status on the entity.

I always go to lots that were tear downs or burnt down because the utilities are already there.DO NOT FORGET TO GET WITH EVERY UTILITY COMPANY TO GET REAL COST OF RUNNING UTILITIES IF THIS IS COMPLETELY UNDEVELOPED LAND.I have seen those lots on MLS I think I know which you are speaking of I have been watching them.

Bees are much less prevalent in colder weather months, but if the hive is disturbed, watch out, they will defend the nest.