This first posting is to get experienced advice on insurance, advertising, property management, cleaning and handyman services, llc structure etc.Chris

The "loan shark" and the "con man" technique can be equally effective.... you get what YOU want....

In effect you have tied up your cash to BUY cash flow.

I am trying to determine reasonable cleaning prices to go with a checklist for a tenant who has been served notice.

Many investors have found that mail and phone campaigns are effective in finding the off-market leads.

Personally I wouldn't pay for an inspection until I knew that the seller could close with a clean title.

There's also an article there on Effective Email Marketing Tips For Realestate Marketers you may be interested in.

Same goes for the surveillance cameras as well.What really is problematic is that no matter how much you try to tell people NOT to FLUSH down things like diapers that will cause the sewers to back up, it ALWAYS happen... and, according to my Contractor.... there is no worse job than to clean up that mess.So.... correct some of these that lead to over-consumption, high maintenance costs, etc. and you may get a better, more affordable housing situation.I don't think it's a large percentage of the people that are the problem.

., significant rehab budget, title is not clean, etc..)?

After a plumbing, AC, a giant dead 200+ year old oak tree removal, and the “good” tenant leaving 6 weeks of repair and cleaning work, we had to unload the property.