If Zillow had a large staff that was a mistake in their business plan.

I'd buy houses and be open to renting to either students or the huge resident population that staffs the service industries that serve college towns (guess which of the two is here year round and is thus the one I focus on).Tim

While I have had success with in-house staff, most "full-time" appliance repair types charge a substantial trip charge, and it seems the parts are always $80 or more, so with 2 to 3 service calls, you blow any profits on used equipment.

And filing of objections or errors in the assessment of the property.Scavenger Sale BooksThese books contain (for any year in which there is a Scavenger Sale) an accounting of all properties eligible for Scavenger Sale and information on any bids made at the Scavenger Sale and redemption's made afterward.Property Record CardsThe Assessor’s Office has a card for every property containing all information concerning assessment.Current information is also kept on microfiche or Computerized Data Files.The most up-to-date property data is contained in the Computerized Data File.This information is available to the Assessor’s staff but not to the public on a regular basis.

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I concur, I use management on my properties and not only do they provide peace of mind, but they save me tons because of the staff that they have that woks buy the hour as opposed to me bidding everything by the job.

Most library staffs are fantastically helpful and resourceful...if it's not on the shelves and you ask if they can get it, very often they will.

While both of these companies are great, Cramer said they are too big to be acquired.What we need is a small REIT with strong yield and office property in New York, since that's where it's hot right now, he said.He recommended two: Reckson Associates Realty (RA - news - Cramer's Take) and Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN - news - Cramer's Take), both of which have high yields.Credit due to the Staff at thestreet.com

We've got an experienced staff and multi-family financing is what we do.

Usually these entities are without any training or support staff.