Areas where there are no grocery stores located near buy and major stuff like that has a huge impact especailly lower income where many people don't have cars..

You can also go directly to fema and check out the flood maps.http://www.msc.fema.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?

-He goes to the Dollar Store with .50 and always gets change.

That can store the info and lose the paper biz card if they want to.

Looking to start with a small strip mall with 2 to 3 stores.1.

For example, I used to spend a LOT of time driving to stores to get materials for rehabs (I don't trust my contractors to pick out my finishes).

I only have 1 rental property right now (second one is under contract) but here is how my system is set up:1 operating account for each property where all of the bills are paid from and where I keep the maintenance money I have reserved for the property.1 retained earnings account where all of the profit is transfered. 1 high interest savings account where I put my monthly contributions from my job and where i store my money between deals.So far this system has worked for me but as I said, i only have 1 property.

On the iPad u can use dropbox to store docs.

Dion the appraisal records doesn't mean anything in my area.In my area of Georgia from the time a property forecloses and takes back the bank is given a foreclosure deed but it will take 2 to 3 months to be updated in the tax records.So every record will show the previous owner but they don't own the property nay longer.In my state even if the property is vacant if 500 or more of property appears to be in the property you MUST go through eviction proceedings.Sometimes people being foreclosed on store their things there even if they have moved rather than paying a storage place.Then if the bank does a trashout the former tenants sue stating that the bank threw out a 5,000 dresser that was really a 100 dresser.So from the time the bank forecloses ti sometimes takes 3 months before a vacant property is listed REO even if the bank owns it.You would have more luck targeting absentee owners who have owned their properties for a long time and want to get rid of a headache.They will usually sell at a great price.

Most small-ish stand alone businesses like Walgreens or auto parts stores do not own their real estate.