May be you could shed some light on the issue with regards to what the time commitment to each technique is.

I tried looking at retirement communities because her health is poor, but they are incredibly expensive.

You can certainly apply creative techniques to reduce your outlay.

Given the incredibly low interest rates today and the depressed market values, today cash is KING.

Apart from farming are there other techniques you have successfully use to get clients/ business?

Sometimes they buy homes without the ability to see them before they buy them- they never get the chance to go inside prior and you're seeing it through their eyes as it happens.They know the neighborhoods well and make decisions as best they could based on the information they have on paper and based on what the know of the area.I think you'll see some incredible stuff if you guys continue to watch- this week's upcoming episode is one of my favorites.Happy to respond to any questions that anyone has or better yet, I could ask Doug or Mike to as well.I always try to reach out to the audience on all of our shows and it's sites like this that I love to find.Hope you continue to watch!

You have to learn a technique, research an area, sift through hundreds or more candidates to find a real deal, and then close on it.Remember, if it was easy, there'd be no money to be made.

Property Management Screening Techniques: How to determine which proper management company will be a good fit, reputable, etc...

That was a favorite technique of mine years ago (and I did so in TX) but with the cost to build being higher vs. the cost to buy existing and rehab, I moves my strategy 3 years ago.

Checking actual rent ads and calling landlords is obviously the best technique for comping rents.