Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.

I don't claim to be the end-all-be-all guru but I do buy property with my wife and we are successful landlords and I do love and am passionate about real estate as an asset class due to the tax benefits and control that it offers over other types of investments.

Tax records can't be relied upon but is useful info anyway, but is there a trick anyone knows to seek out that lost owner for free, or at least the best deal on a skip tracer?

Suspected a very slow leak of refrigerant somewhere, did nitrogen test, even injected dye etc....couldn't find it Finally I spoke to the owner, he came out himself, within 20 minutes he found the issue, an expansion valve that had gunk buildup partially clogging the line causing the appearance of lost pressure and leaked refrigerant.  

I submitted my original offer on and AIR  form and received pushback from the listing broker.They didn't have an issue with us representing our sleeves but did request we resubmit the offer on the commercial CAR form.After multiple email exchanges I picked up the phone and essentially told them the buyer, and entity I control, had made an offer on the form of their choice and it was within the scope of their fiduciary duty to present that offer to the seller, in this case a local bank.I was told they could only work on CAR forms because it was a mandate from their principal broker, and "require by their E&O insurance carrier".I simply informed them that their broker did not have the option to mandate the type of offer a buyer could make, and E&O insurance doesn't cover contract type rather it covers professional conduct.Reluctantly they submitted to the bank.

You can get checkbook control.

;)https://homes.yahoo.com/news/experts-rent-control-causes-more-problems-solves-181219436.htmlRising rents nationwide are causing rent control to gain traction — but not among economists, real estate analysts and other housing experts.A whopping 63 percent of experts surveyed for the Zillow Home Price Expectations Survey (ZHPE) said rent control ordinances are “government intrusions into the marketplace that, however well-intentioned, always create more problems than they solve.”It’s unusual for such a large group to agree on a single answer, according to Terry Loebs, founder of Pulsenomics LLC, which developed the Zillow-sponsored survey.

I'm at a lost.....All utilities was on and functional during the appraisal.

( here is how good transactions go down)  Most win and some lose its a investment and most can be controlled if you follow the correct processes ...  

Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.