Basically weigh your administration cost versus whether it is a fixed expense. 

Point is, it's a public open forum, learn those who know and those who just blow. :) 

Same in RE, it's always about protecting the public, you won't kill someone being an idiot investor, the attention hasn't been that great, but things are changing.Unless you are actually qualified by education and experience you'll have issues selling ideas with deceiving techniques.

Not so much for people to read and comment on and all that blather, but shoot, if I write it down and it's public, even if no one sees it, I will know it's there and won't want the embarrassment of failure.And @Sam McPeek and @Troy Fisher - thanks so much for the very specific references on Dave Ramsey and the mindmapping / SMART goals - those types of things seem to suit me very well and are great, ready-made systems that I can plug-n-play and start creating results.

I live in Gates (Rochester) but actually work as an administrator in the Lyons CSD so I take the Geneva/Lyons exit daily! 

I'm a Public Librarian by trade who does a little bit of landlording on the side.

as a Real Estate investment firm would you not have the cash to fix it and sell it for a higher profit instead of having it sitting on the "public" market for months...I have multiple theories - one might involve some conspiracy - lol - but would love answers from the pros.Emilie 

You can find out about property tax records from public record.

How about trying the public records.

I suggest, really do, that you stay away from trying to read investor stuff, especially guru stuff as it will mess up your mind in learning the basics, you'll get bad and incorrect information on the internet from the general public.