You will need to be on your toes at all timesYou will run into set backs (often)You will need to evict peopleYou will need to throw families onto the streetYou will make children homelessYou will have your house damagedYou will need to hire a team of highly skilled people to be your eyes and ears on the groundYou will pay a premium for services provided on your real estate portfolioYou will be harshly judged by those outside of the industryYou will need to make decision based on the best interest of your business and not your feelingsWorks out great for some.

There's skill, knowledge, and experience involved that you just don't receive from these discount services.

The tenant had the water service turned off (in Jan), trashed and then abandoned my home

They are affordable, super friendly and amazing customer service.

His customer service is top notch and fees are the most affordable that I have seen.

@mau pan not sure how the laws work in pa but in Georgia you legally own the property the day of the foreclosure auction even though it can take several weeks or even months for the attorney to prepare and record the deed.So I always immediately get insurance, put utilities in my name and if it's vacant, get physical control and change the locks.Regarding the possibility of leaks, I always ask the water company to put service in my name, unlock the meter but leave it turned off at the meter.You can the turn it on yourself with a curb-key or a decent pair of pliers.

Next I've been on the phone with one Mortgage Servicer after another trying to track down what the status of this note is.

Why don't you take some pictures and put up a test ad on Zillow/Hotpads/Tulia to see if you can get high enough rent to make your primary residence cash flow?

Hi, I'm Daniel from Culver City, CA and have been in commercial banking for over 10 years and recently passed the CA RE Salespersons test. 

It appears that they pass the 2 out of the last 5 years test to qualify.