When it comes to self-managing residential rentals, the people who do best at this seem to fall into some surprisingly narrow categories: administrators, counselors, law enforcement officials, real estate brokers, court officials, teachers, office managers, construction/tradesman leads...you'd be surprised how often you get those answers every time you ask someone who has successfully stayed in the game for longer than ten years what they do or did before starting in rental properties.

Brandywine pushes ahead with $3 billion mixed-use redevelopment near DomainAbout 7M SF to be built on 66 acresPhiladelphia-based Brandywine Realty Trust executives said their ambitious 66-acre, $3 billion master-planned and transit-oriented community just east of The Domain is officially under construction.

It sucked.3) This is a foam channel that can be stapled to the underside of your decking that will butt up to the soffit leaving a path for the air to flow into the attic.

Note: they will not allow you to use a second mailbox unless you officially rezone to a duplex. 

I need to line up some contractors and a PMC but I'm curious if I should hold off since I don't officially have the deed yet.Should I have any concerns with scheduling repairs etc. without obtaining the deed yet?

Is he even allowed to relist his property without cancelling my contract officially?

One thing that helped me a ton for the first two rehab's was paying for an official inspection (before or after closing) and walking the house with the inspector.

Purchase price: $47,000 Cash invested: $6,000 Found this home on the MLS and made a sight unseen offer with a 24 hour due diligence period to ensure I had a chance to walk through it before it truly became official.

Hey @Jason May that is kinda tricky, now keep in mind I'm not an appraiser and I don't live in your market and this isn't official advice and all that....but There are a couple ways to go about this in my mind. 

Laws are passed by elected officials, so if the people are sick of vacation rentals invading their neighborhood, this will be an issue.My best advice is buy on a lake, near the ocean or in the mountains and you will be fine.