They then proceeded to conduct a rulemaking to impose rent control on duplex and triplex owners. 

While I feel fairly confident in my renovations skills, the landlord side is completely new to me since I have never owned a rental property, screened tenants, conducted background checks, etc so any lessons I can learn from your experience would be amazing!  

I I recently won a foreclosure auction conducted by the city of Jacksonville in Florida.

I'm not saying you should follow her exact strategy, my point is you have to figure out what your circumstances are, your own level of risk aversion, and then conduct a deep search into your options. 

Some of the most attractive qualities I've noted are:- Strong economy and job market- Strong future job growth anticipated- Median age of homes well below US average- Solid percentage of home renters vs owners- Solid gap between average household income and cost of living- Very low crime rates- Highly rates schools- Overall good weatherFrom December 26th - 30th, I will be in Bentonville to network and conduct some on the ground research. 

Sometimes you can't get the upset amount until the attorney is already in the courtroom; some bidders will yell "who is here for attorney name" to see what the bid will be in advance; that makes sense in those counties that take many hours to conduct the sheriff sale, only to discover that the bank's bid is way too high. 

What is important is conducting due diligence and appraisal of each investment.

After conducting a few searches on my own I figured I'd give them a try to see what they were all about so I could then provide a review for the rest of us here at BP. 

If you can't get through, tell your broker and follow that lead.I would be calling the MLS office in a couple of days if my call was not returned and file a complaint.Small shops list them, but ignore calls if they have what they think might be a buyer, very unprofesional and such conduct is not in the public good!

As you know, the business would be conducted at my home and various houses and offices all over southern California.