It has been proven to me over many years that is a dark and dangerous road.In our leases, it states that if the maintenance issue (lets use clogged toilet or sewer main) is a result of normal wear/tear or lack of owner maintenance, the charge rightfully belongs to the owner.However, if the tech pulls out a toothbrush or Barney the Dinosaur out of the drain, the full charge belongs to the tenant. 

We are first-time home buyers (and aspiring real estate investors) relocating to Cobb County, Georgia in late September (Marietta/Smyrna area). 

We are in same boat - 6000 sq ft warehouse/flex unit sitting vacant for months.

I read that same book last summer, and not to be overly dramatic, but it did change my life in that we are soon closing on our second multi-family rental property. 

Though my gut tells me that we are approaching phase 3 / 4 of the market cycle, there is no glass ball. 

We are being very conservative with our estimates of value. 

We are still trying to collect half the principal back from him.

Friends have suggested that we meet with a real estate attorney in order to ensure that we have everything lined up legally prior to beginning the endeavor.Our real estate agent gave us the name of a seasoned real estate attorney in South County and we are meeting with him next week.

Here's the situation, we are in the process of taking down a property that also includes a neighboring vacant lot.

Feed Blog posts over time, add photos and videos to those blog posts and then as they post, post comments and links back to them on all your social media and then have all your social media friends like the posts (THIS IS HOW BP GOT TO BE WHERE IT IS TODAY - BLOG POSTS WITH KEYWORDS that get splattered, liked and shared all over social media and that go out in a newsletter several times a week - all those clicks back to BP and here we are - it works for sellers too.