As an investor I can only hope that boots on the ground can outperform the digitization of the industry.

You may want to check out 10BillionCash.com as a starting point if you're interested in learning more about that process.I also do a lot my marketing for deals via Google advertising, though I know several individuals that successfully market via more traditional means such as mailers, digital media, and word of mouth.  

This forced us to get the original installer back to dig it up, delaying closing again.

If anyone wants to dig it up, they should be able to do it.

I've read a decent amount of literature, including the e-books on BP, Rich Dad, Poor Dad, and HOLD by Chader et al.

A three-digit score is generated; it summarizes the possible danger of the tenant compared to others.Each individual score is based:Application informationPayment performanceEviction historyPast due accountsBankruptcy recordsCredit bureau data and scores Good luck!

I prefer raise since i get the cards usually within 2 to 60 minutes and they are digital so i can print them out, show them on phone, or use them online. there you can save usually another 6-8%..which gets you up to 8-10% after you take into account credit card savings...

Could we see double digits again?

If you send me an email - I will send you an e-book copy.

Everson, as Bill suggested I would start by reading the forums, blogs and e-books BiggerPockets offers and staying active on the site.