Plus, regular lawn care can increase the overall value of your property.Install energy-efficient appliances: Replacing old appliances with Energy Star-rated options can not only save your tenants money on their energy bills, but it can also make your rental more appealing to environmentally conscious tenants.

I dont quite understand why they dont hold their value as well as a regular home (or maybe they do!

Starting with a residential MFH (up to four units) will also allow you to get regular financing, although under your personal name.

Often it's not intentional, it's that without regularity and familiarity, the target moves. 

They think that real estate is a passive investment and as a result do not perform regularly inspect of their properties.

.• Only regular first-class mail meets the legal requirement for “mailing”.

(I’m going to post this on the old thread too) Hopefully we could make it a regular thing.

I'd like to setup a fairly regular meeting of the minds in Berkeley (where I live, selfish, I know!).

Most "regular home buyers" (non realtor and/or investor) I know use these sites as starting places to find homes to buy.

Btw, is anyone regularly organizing BP meetups down on the peninsula?