I have an A class rental so my tenants seem to like the ability to auto pay and do everything electronically.

For years now I have been investing in real estate while sketching - playing with pastels - experimenting with charcoal and electronic art -----  (see me on Flickr) --- I have discovered that many of my investors friends are also creative in the arts and that creativity splashes over to real estate investing and development of creative real estate ideas and profits.A friend - Steve Ferrandi - a commercial broker is a poet, he has beautiful book called "Seared With Ink".So many dreamscontained within a handfull of cornspread under a pink sunriseto white chickenswalking on dewy grassin the fresh air of the countryby the man released from his Brooks Brothers suit.I though it be interesting to see what your art is ..... and share some ideas and maybe connect art and investing - what's your artful story?

Not all places require a landscaper or a tree surgeon to have a city or county license.

Before accepting a prospective renter’s application materials, a landlord will need to provide the renter with information on the landlord’s minimum screening criteria, Kranzler said.When the landlord receives a completed application — in person, electronically or through the mail — the landlord will be required to make note of the date and time.Old mortgage trick, modified for Seattle landlords (it may or may not work, talk to a lawyer, etc):Give them the full list of what you need to consider it a "complete application" -- blast it out as soon as any email hits your inbox and/or put in your craigslist (or whatever) ad.

A little landscaping would be nice too.

I also suggest considering other uses of the property, such as whether you're going to landscape, put in a garden, etc.

Some states find that a electronic signature is enforceable just as a live signature would be, but again that depends on your jurisdiction. 

All that said, I have not found a good way to put lawn care and landscaping on autopilot so it's looking good if the tenant won't do it (most won't).

maybe this is one of those "duh, everyone knows that" things, but just in case, i'll share what i discovered today.i couldn't find my black marker to put my number on my for rent sign. so i decided to print my number on paper then cut and glue it into the white field of the sign.during this, i noticed something:FOR RENT and FOR SALE BY OWNER signs you can get at walmart for 67 cents are the same width as regular printer paper and just a bit longer.so, i typed my phone number into Word, set the landscape mode in 90 point font (then using 10 point font, adding some enters until the text was at the bottom of the page, left aligned. printed a sample on paper to make sure it lined up with where it would fit on the sign - perfect!

I just found out a nifty way to fix plaster walls without replacing them, which basically involves binding them back to the lathe backing.So, my understanding is I Need to price land, moving costs, foundation costs, permits, utility hookups, renovation/landscaping, and then sell/rent this thing into bigger pockets :)Let me know what you all think.