Making those changes will transform a good deal into a better one.Scenario C:The tenants began to pay their own utilities in December 2008, because the seller installed individual meters (Rent Utility Bill Back System [RUBBS]), and the seller reduced their rents (by roughly $100 per unit).

I do not set up individual appointments anymore.

That is powerful marketing reach that I don't think any individual seller has.

Is it worth installing smarter technology in each individual unit? 

Ideally you want properties that cashflow when fully financed because that means that if you spent $0 you would still cashflow.

Question for anyone who's used Amica to write policy's on more than one property.Our current setup, has unique policys on each SFH.I'm toying with moving to one main policy from Amica, with each SFH as a extended poli...

It really depends on the individual property.

You find out that this individual, or perhaps both, used to be drug users.

Are you looking around for a networking group to learn more about investing in real estate or are you looking for an actual mastermind group made up of high net worth individuals (most likely millionaires or more) who meet to talk about the economy and their tstrengths and threats to their businesses and how they plan to address those threats as they continue to grow.

What I might do is follow up with people individually if they express interest, find out what their goals are, etc, before getting into the details.