Some of this has been mentioned, it's easier for me to list some of the real estate issues;Draft, review and have contracts and disclosures excutedDraft notes and deeds requiredEscrow funds and make disbursementsIf they are title agents as well, they can issue title insuranceDo title examinations and issue a title opinionClose the transaction and do the filings neededSet up an escrow account and oversee paymentsAct as the Trustee on the deed of trustHandle notices of default and secure collateral in foreclosureRepresent you as a creditor in bankruptcy mattersReview construction contracts and represent you in disputesRepresent you in Tenant disputes and evictionsObtain judgments and provide collection servicesRepresent you in sale contract and disclosure disputesRepresent you in obtaining compliance or relieved from code violationsBest of all, they can keep you out of trouble!

Just got done working on Listsource to generate a list of leads with the following criteria:-10 mile radius from my home area code-Mortgage value of 1-200k-home sqft less than 3000sqft-Notice of foreclosure auction in the last 3 months-greater than 40% equityMy criteria may have been a little narrow and I only generated 10 leads.

(We get somewhere around a thousand dollars a month in scrap metal from various projects.)Prep work depends on the city codes.

The last time, I found a condom (didn't dare pick that up).I have spoken to HOA about it; they pickup the littering every once in a while; i spoke to code enforcement.

Either way I have a promo code and acct manager for .08 if that helps anyone.

Andrew Johnson “I use Appfolio out of santa barbara, ca its definitely not free and my property mgmt company passes those costs down to me which I think is around 50-60 bucks a month based on number of units under the service.I am able to see all reports from rent rolls, cash flow statements / trailing 12 month cash flow, tenant ledgers, maintenance requests, dialog between tenants and mgmt staff, resolutions to maintenance requests, move in pictures, move out pictures, or video, and many more features.What I like is that it allows the vendors to be in a dialog/text/chat box so they are prepared (vendor) prior to job assignment with lockbox codes, scope of work and pictures before they even go to the site so we dont waste time figuring things out and run up a huge $$$ bill for lack of efficiency.”

Most have mortgages, code violations, etc, etc.

Did a lot of rehab and maintenance lately, and with the keypads I could put a temporary code on the door for workmen, then erase it as soon as they were done.

There's separate codes and licensing you will need as a developer within that city.

Here they use the coding S1 and S6, "S" standing for "single family".