Energy efficiency is zero to none but not as much of a concern to me as tenants pay utilities.I got a quote from Lowes on a full house vinyl window replacement (12 windows total) plus a sliding door that needs replacement due to broken glass on one pane.

My marketing plan includes an open house, broker open house, direct mail, syndicated internet advertisements to over 30 different web pages (REALTOR.com, Zillow.com, Trulia.com, etc, exposure in the Houston Chronicle, YouTube video walk through, as well as a Virtual Tour slide show.

Once you feel, you have a very good grasp of how operations should be run, begin creating and writing down your own management system; this will help you smoothly run your own management company.The next advice would be networking.

Completely smooth escrow, not one bump in the road.

Her god-son had figured out a way to get in the sliding door and for the last 3 nights, has had as many as 15 people spending the night there.

Other than that delay it was a smooth closing.

Never met the guy in person or even through video chat, BUT we received super-top-notch handling, simple explanations, and a smooth experience.

I'm talking arcade machines, theaters, slides, LED lights, murals, etc all themed out to some Disney movie.  

I think picking the property was the hardest part, but after that it was pretty smooth.

Although I would highly suggest you get a mentor to teach you what to expect, how to "build your boots on the ground" and use systems and processes to keep everything flowing smoothly.