I buy mainly sight unseen but this one house I had placed an offer had an appraisers report on it which had identified human excrement.

Gives you a chance to meet them, build a relationship and identify potential problems that can be addressed.Frank

And if there is a vacancy pattern, you'll see it over the long haul.I have many friends who own rentals who can't crunch the numbers to save their lives.

Careful with code and assess issues. 10) Create multiple units out of single units where zoning and code allows. 11) Change use of property to highest and best, ie convert warehouse to smaller self storage units or lofts. 12) Change zoning to allow higher density and more expensive use. 13) Paint and cleanup property to command higher rents. 14) Identify and rent to niche market at higher rate, ie felon friendly. 15) Convert property from long term lease to vacation rental.16) Rent to roommates individually instead of the whole property.

I stipulate that they must must not have any previous evictions, criminal background, or any type of pattern of behavior that would suggest they might cause problems such as disturbing the peace, disorderly house, etc.

Computers can generate values relatively easy but they can't identify value for condition, quality, and location.

Make sure you have a service animal policy as well and know how to identify legitimate service animals vs. pets.Animals... dogs, cats, caged pets whose owners let them roam free out of their cages, warm blooded or cold blooded... can cause property damage fairly quickly.

Property management companies can maybe help tell you where the neighborhoods are that have lots of rentals.One of the first things you should do is identify your REI goals.

Because of this, they also need to have an identified custodian for the self-directed IRA named in the account disclosure documents.

Hi Zaid,When a property is listed in the MLS as an "Entry Only Listing", it is identified as such so Buyer's Agents know that is a limited service listing.