I now have employees that do it but if someone (before) were to find them for me I'd gladly pay them a commission of sorts -- depending on the quality of the deal.

I have not had any maintenance costs in 16 months except air filters, although the roof is old and the plumbing is cast iron.

The appraisal institute courses are usually high quality but also a pretty expensive.I am reading Marty Boardman's book about flipping houses and it is an excellent overview of the process.

Your first post asks for opinions as to the quality of your proposed ad; when opinions are given you "disagree".

They ran for 12 years & still worked fine when we sold it.Meanwhile we have been through a lot of high end stuff in our homes & the poor quality is frustrating.

The main reasons are:- No probate- Significant Tax advantages - no estate taxes- No public disclosure - my teacher said, "keeps from airing their dirty laundry"This is coming from a class and book designed for real estate law in California so your mileage may vary, but that should give you a good gist of why people create trusts.

Spokane seems to be a strong market, so you might face less vacancy and higher quality tenants, depending on the location.

.- Reponses via email or phone from the realtors at LS is not of top notch quality.

I haven't talked to a mortgage broker yet, but was hoping to get tips or advice on whether this is a good idea before I do.

Fortunately I am going to be able to support myself even if I couldn't rent the property right away.One thing I clearly underestimated though was the quality of tenants.