., Thanks; we have done very little in terms of repairs, mostly a couple thousand in the basics (wired smoke detectors, etc.) and this spring intend to make some landscape upgrades (curb appeal), but biggest expense/return has been adding a couple fully furnished units that include cable & internet and make those available at shorter terms (1 - 3 months).  

Basically, if you have your own Real Estate Investing business (an actual LLC) and do all of your business transactions through that, you can also deduct things like mileage, gas, phone, internet, rent (home office), travel, meals, etc. all of these things are deducted and give you less taxable income which means paying less in taxes in the long run.

They have some high priced classes ($300) on the weekends teaching what you can learn on the internet for free.

The rest of the Internet could learn a thing or two from everyone here.I contacted a real estate agent last week based on a referral and went through my list of questions asking about their experience with investment properties instead of just move in ready homes for families.

Seems that even local Lawyers use the "standard 5 subject-condition clauses" - a little more scourging of the internet should reveal exactly what those are.

Just the High Speed Internet itself would cause an electric bill to be high for a landlord, alone.

You'll learn a lot more, a lot faster, than simply reading on the internet.

Home automation and the internet of things will be for tomorrow what a washing machine was yesterday. 

But the broker told me his list was huge and filled with viable prospects.I think you should try to network with as many brokers as possible, but continue to scour the internet.  

I don't see myself ever stopping driving for dollars, posting on Facebook, setting up internet alerts and triggers, sending direct mail, etc until my business is operating at a level where my time is more valuable elsewhere.