When she questioned why the landlord feels that she needs to pay for the test, they sited the lease agreement where it stated that the landlord verified that there was no mold at the time she moved in and that it is the responsibility of  tenant to "maintain the premises in a manner that prevents the occurrence of an infestation of mold in the premises.

Hello - I am very glad to find this site! 

https://www.cpwr.com/sites/default/files/training/...When I was 14 my dad bought a warehouse that had asbestos insulation in the offices and I remember removing wooden creosote bricks with my bare hands and breathing in the foot of dust when we were cleaning the warehouse out.

Some times you can do a demolition permit which documents what is on site so it can be brought back later.

The problems that arise from not performing necessary maintenance can be much more expensive than a few hundred dollars of maintenance and I personally see it as penny wise pound foolish.

Our MLS syndicates with about every online site--sometimes I'll list a property, and within 10 seconds of the final 'enter' button hit, I'll get an email from Zillow.Social media, IMO is more for self-promotion rather than promoting a specific listing.Lastly, if the property is priced right, you won't have to worry about marketing it for long.

The bigger companies tend to do more research and are more slow and methodical in their decision making process.As an example for retail even if you get Starbucks wanting to go on a retail site from the first time contacting it can be 6 months or longer before they open in the space.

REI has historically been very competitive.Cash is not king in real estate investing...deal flow is (lots of it).If you don't start now, you will have no experience or relationships if a correction occurs.If a correction occurs, lending/capital sources can dry up.Investors over-estimate their ability to pull the trigger when prices are crashing and there is no end in sight.If you can generate even a small positive IRR from real estate during an economic recession, idle cash is the risky choice (and is very costly over long periods).All properties and markets will not loose significant value in the next down cycle (real estate is local and good locations will always perform well).Investors can add as much or more value to a property than the potential loss of value in a downturn.If we have capital that we have to put to work, prudent real estate can be the flight to safety.I don't like investing into a hot market but sitting on the sidelines for years is not a viable strategy...just have to be really careful.If you are a market appreciation only investor, ignore this post...that can require some market timing.Interested in everyone thoughts.

@Jim Hendershott my name is Terrell johnson I'm the owner/operator at dcm contracting service I'm licensed and insured my prices are very competitive, I have a very extensive renovation portfolio please feel free to contact me via Facebook Terrell Johnson because this site won't allow #'s to be posted.

Yes, you need cash and a very good site to get all the details on the upcoming auctions, and lots of title reports too!