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As you probably know, a child under 6 cannot live in an apartment that contains lead paint, and you cannot turn someone away because you don't want to get a place deleaded (of course there are always ways around it)Also note that once you test for lead, I believe (could be wrong) that you will always have to disclose that information to someone.

I read a lot of books and threads regarding the importance of Due Dilligence for the apartment buildings.After the proptery is under contact,I will definitely do the detail due dilligence in person and with propterty manager or contractor.But still I have the concern that before I put the proptery under contract,if I am in long distance or out of state,how could I do the due dilligence to do the pre-acqucition analysis (repostition chance,how much value can de added)?

I will ad that you should talk to multiple agents first to see who is even receptive to the reciprocation with you.  

Why should I look into short sales for adding to my investment portfolio?

My day job consists of being a Product Manager with a large technology company, focusing on helping other companies define their cloud computing strategies. 

Many of the articles in the newsletter do contain information about problems some operators are having with regulators.

Quickbooks, which has a very large, existing base of knowledge and service providers.I have an education in the typical accounting given in business schools (Managerial, Financial, etc.), and plenty of knowledge of Excel (I've written VBA overlays for Excel that counted thousands of code lines).

If you download the app "meetup" you can find tons of small and large groups.

Adding one property every couple of years.