So they weren't being sold because of excessive neglect, the owners were ready to retire and had kept them up functionally, just maybe not aesthetically.  

I’ve heard theories from pretty smart people that we will approach nearly free electricity as more and more solar power is generated and more and more batteries back up the excess power.

The general time frame for completion on just that part of the selling process can take from weeks to months to complete (again, assuming that the EPA doesn't force the owner to get any excessive pollution remediated).

For example, a general contractor put me in touch with a person who has excess land next to their church. 

We have done deals in the past with lenders in our area that have been quite difficult to work with (requiring excessive repairs to be done, unresponsive when we have questions, and drew out the loan process much longer than it should have been). 

I would also tighten up your lease with a billback for excessive use.  

I do not want to be in an excessively hot location.  

When a tenant moves out, transfer the deposit back to Checking so it's ready to apply towards expenses or to refund to the Tenant.If you end up with excess funds in the Checking account, I recommend you transfer it to a third account that is specifically designated for future investments.

Unless you are doing multiple deals a month the time spent isn't going to be excessive.

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