The owners dog is generally pretty eager to pick up their own poop and the owner of the dog gets the message quickly. 

I guess a stupid opening question would be, what strategy is the best for a long distance investor to get started? 

Lots of ways to get started.

Hey all, Looking to get a short list of trusted home inspectors near Beaufort South Carolina.

She's consistently recognized as a top producer in the Charlotte area.If you’re going to be getting a mortgage, please be aware that you won’t be able to choose the appraiser, but as an appraiser yourself you are at a great advantage to estimate the value of the property post rehab.

Before getting into real estate, I dabbled in Information Technology where the concept of open source software runs strong.

Once you get bigger you at least want to be using an accounting package. 

Syracuse is in desperate need of more investment agents who are familiar with running numbers and getting accurate financials, so I’m excited to run into you out there! 

For my own situation, I don't plan to pay down my mortgages since I'm getting 9% to over 20% (I don't expect this ROI to continue for the long term) return on my brokerage and IRA accounts.

If anything, it'll make it harder to get a bad tenant out since they have paid the last month of rent.