Louis market which does not currently perform anywhere near some of the hotter markets it would appear you all are operating in.

Networking is great but everything is not as it appears. 

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Now it has around 13,000 properties.Miller and Adamson said since owners can list 100 rentals and process them through the registry for a nominal sum, it appears some people could be leaving the registry to avoid accountability as they notice loopholes."

This doesn't mean it was a shady act, but it is possible to "appear" to be and as they say, "perception is reality."  2.  

If your last name is "Jones," your trust can still be called the "Smith" Living Trust, and you can do this right at closing, meaning that "Jones" never appears in public records at all (a trick celebrities use, or so I hear, after paying a lawyer a zillion dollars in fees to learn about it...).

They are a big company, appeared well run, and assured me that because of their volume that their services fees would be lower than street value.  

It may appear a little discombobulated, but I will try and stay on point.

Make sure you give your quit or pay notice on the second of every month to insure you can evict as quickly as possible when they finally stop paying.Don't change a thing other than to raise their rent at renewal (annually) to insure you make maximum profits from what appears to be extremely stupid tenants until they tip over the edge.Gotta Love stupid if it puts money in your pocket.

Converting SFH to duplexes is much more difficult to do well than it appears on the surface.