For resale, my opinion is the lack of a garage is a detriment but having extra living space for a rental could be an attribute - although I could be completely wrong.Please share your opinions!

LOL, I strongly disagree agree with @Ann Bellamy 's take on this.In every state title companies require an attorney to be "connected" to them, many are owned (the agency is owned) by an attorney or they have one on retainer or contract.

SBA lender (CIT Small Business Lending) entered bankruptcy protection in 2008 and are controlled by some sort of bankruptcy agency.

If you do not start a company right away, you can make up for the lack of limited liability with a strong umbrella liability insurance policy (and I would strongly recommend that over a complicated entity structure!).

Our agency writes rentals and vacants in Texas without the primary home.

Be mindful that there may be additional citations or warnings in the works that are not included in your current list.If a muni agency did the inspections and made these requests then they'll have to be satisfied for habitability.

I've been told by a couple of agencies that they want seasoned agents.Any opinions from other agents/brokers in the east bay?

Not a favorite strategy.Problem is that many try to make any property into a deal, deals aren't made just because some strategy can be done, if it lacks equity then long term cash flow may be all that's left.

I always had a feel for being my own boss but am lacking knowledge in area necessary to have a full blown company so I resorted to being an IT consultant (half way to being my own boss).

As the majority of you are investors I would be interested to know what kind of thing you look for in a property management company.One of the biggest complaints I hear is the lack of communication which is why I keep in constant contact with all of my owners.