One last thing, dont buy from big box store.

Here is a quick link from the FEMA website that quickly outlines Elevation Certificates and how to obtain them.https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/1428941960043-a8f37b7e3af25f47396bbff04e7bf036/FEMA-HFIAA_ECFActSheet_040715.pdf

A platform that 1.Stores contact information2. automatically email blasting whether it be about new listings we pick up, enter escrow on, close deals, team highlights, market info, etc3.

If so, it will be a long process for change, with more consumer choices instead of the until recent one size fits all.Could it be despite all the hoopla put forth by consumer advocates, the media, and the potential disrupters that say people pay too much for brokerage services, that people who vote with their wallets believe they are receiving good value for their money?

Seminars, road shows, talks, panel discussions, social media can all help.

OK, This is where I'd put on my internet sleuthing hat.Check for all social media pages of the landlord first to try to determine if the person is a real person.

@Gus Muller check social media

Currently all of our accounts are joint, but we store all of our individual deposits in separate savings accounts.

I will be moving into one of the apartments and renting the other apartment and the store.

With zero debt, it can be a great store of value (inflation hedged asset which produces an inflation hedged income stream).