Ben Leybovich I clicked on your article.

I came across BiggerPockets by googling items such as 'invest in land' and 'invest in real estate' and i came across an article called "How to invest in Real Estate Starting at a Young Age."

This article may be useful.http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/mold-rentals-landlord-liability-responsibility-prevention-30230.htmlBased on this article, it looks like you have acted adequately after receiving the mold report from tenant.

While average vacancy maybe 5.2 % in NYC in Ark a lihttp://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/88202/vacancy-rate-drops-in-little-rock-metrottle diferent10.15% of homes are vacant in the Little Rock area that may have no bearing on numbers if you include apt buildings and other types of housing though.

Many topics are discussed on Wall Street and articles online.

I am eager to start reading these articles on BP and see what other people have to say.Thank you, Cooper.

That's what a creepy landlord/murderer in my area had in the basement of one of his rentals.http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2012/02/03/news/local_news/doc4f2b097ecbab6843592075.txt

section=news/local&id=6952014&rss=rss-wls-article-6952014I can't comment on why the fire started (for obvious reasons) but all I can say is that if you're doing any work on your properties MAKE SURE you have all the right insurance coverage.

Interesting article in The Atlantic .....

I saw an article in the AJC a while ago where property preservation contractors were really cleaning up (literally).I would think that you would also have the inside track on purchasing some of these REO properties.