What is the most efficient way to look through and evaluate properties?

So your money is working less efficiently for you! 

I find that we can't do it as efficiently as a title abstractor can.I see no reason to research the title status if the owner is not motivated.  

Good advice, Home owners sometimes don't realize what options they have to sell their distress property,  You just outlined a pretty fair and time efficient option for them to consider. 

Is it extremely profitable to own your own real estate firm once you get the business running efficiently?

So, that's my story, looking for REO real state agents, as well as investors in order to flip houses quickly and to make money fast and efficiently.

And obviously, since there is only one utility co, you do not have the choiceI could go on like that forever and tell you about how the fire department, the MTA etc.. can seriously compromise your project with their restrictions, but you get the pointNew construction is a serious business and you should only go ahead with such project after consultants have completed all due diligencesAll these restrictions against new developments added to overpriced permits and mandatory overstretched technical studies(in los angeles at least) are insanely stupid because they aggravate the housing shortage, do not allow densification because of constrained floor area ratios, and encite owners to keep their 50s 60s 70s ugly asbestos filled crumbling apartment buildings rather than building new energy efficient ones

boiler could be expensive and less efficient than individual hot water units. 

New high efficiency central air and heat installed in the last year.  

I am always interested in being as efficient as possible.