There are many online students who come itnot town for some training and  need short term( a couple of weeks or so) rentals.

You can learn everything you need to know online. 

Many solid and popular books about rental property investing have already been recommended here, so I'll suggest some less obvious reads...Liar's Poker (Michael Lewis) for pure entertainment and a primer on how Wall Street supports liquidity in the housing market.Home (Witold Rybczynski) to appreciate the many different ways people want to live inside their homes.What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow (Frank Gallinelli) to understand when and how to deploy key financial metrics to make better decisions.Handyman In-Your-Pocket (Richard Young & Thomas Glover) to be your own handyman and/or check up on contractors and subs you hire to work on your rentals.Have fun and don't forget that you'll learn more by doing your first actual deal than you will from all the books in the world.

I am looking at purchasing a house via online auction.

We consider looking for or offering products, properties, services, referrals or loans to be advertising.We have to hold a pretty strict line or the forums will quickly get overrun with spam like most online forums.

Hello BP, Ive been emailing real estate attorneys Ive found online and referrals but none had not got back to me yet.

I have heard of someone powering through the online course in two weeks but I would see that as complete brain damage. 

You wont provide your phone number in your letter but they will now find you online now that they see a possible solution to their issue through the nice guy landlord.If you want to send a xmas gift or do something special then do it through the Property Manager.  

@Jay CashMost county central appraisal districts have an on line search portal.

Additionally, I'd pull the permit record for the address (usually available with the city records office, often online) and see how officially they did the deep work.