Bird dogs are generally competitors, since they're finding properties and feeding them to investors.

Akron is so close to Cleveland and big NE Ohio colleges so any turn around Cleveland has- Akron will feed off it too! 

If you agree on a price, and its not a phiranna feeding frency, you get it for a fair price, transfer the servicing, and have the collateral files sent to a company that scrubs them for defects, records anything that needs recording, creates anything missing, and stores them for you. 

The problem for him and many others when that 1st pmt came due and you had to feed the alligator.

Our mind is only as good as what we feed it. 

And they do exist, people will tell you which agent to stay away from but they won't tell you about the agent that keeps feeding them deals and was able to get them 15k over asking. 

Thank you all for your valuable feed back.

@Vernell D Watson That investment sounds excellent, and you have gotten some great feed back on your thread; make sure your homework is all done thoroughly.

Damn, you have a puzzle.Have you considered metering each unit -- put a meter in to each unit feed, maybe a clause in the new rental contract, and going over x gal/mo is a surcharge?

Do not delay or buy any BS he tries to feed you as a new landlord, or you'll be without rent for more time than necessary