- Where all invoices (electronic and paper) can be stored (and the date tracked) - Heck maybe some automation :-)- Calls from tenants recorded (call, time and date and what was reason, and resolution)- Rent tracking, amount, date, late fee, maybe an auto notification sent to tenants that have not paid and a custom message, like "It is the fifth day of the month, and per the terms of your lease, a late fee of $XX will be assessed to your rental payment."

Ann made a good suggestion, with regard to contacting the agency in FL, to see whether you could achieve an easy resolution to this issue, simply by communicating directly with them.In the meantime, you may want to notify the collection agency in writing by certified mail that you are disputing the legitimacy of the debt.

Here are my Do's and Don'ts.Do: Assist with lockoutsReceive tenant maintenance requestsIf an emergency, immediately contact ownerIf not emergency, notify owner of resolution or status within 24 hours.Mow grassTrim hedgesShovel snow off sidewalkShow vacant apartmentsCollect rental applications and deliver to owner within 24 hoursDon’t: Approve any vendor repairs without approval from ownerRepresent yourself as an employee of the ownerMake any promises or representations to tenants or vendors without owner’s approvalReceive rentIt is also understood the arrangement can be terminated by any party at any time, and rent resets to market rate if the agreement is terminated.

I am going to focus on communities that embrace rentals because it is part of the lifeblood of the local economy.My guess the Superbowl is actually going to drive the issue of homesharing in the city -- and you might see some resolution then.

Especially as a New Years resolution. 

Some of the advantages I may be able to offer you are: 1) Paying all cash.2) Buying the property in it’s “as is” condition.3) Saving you from having to do any rehab, landscaping, cleanout, or cleaning.4) Saving you from having to take the time to conduct, or hire a company for an estate sale. 5) Closing the sale very quickly, often in thirty days or less. 6) Saving you considerable time and extra attorney’s fees. 7) Saving the 6% real estate commission and attendant fees.8) Helping to move the process forward towards resolution.

The Resolution Trust will be taking the bank over.

THEN, when these folks are wrong and it gets reported incorrectly it takes 14 United Nations resolutions to get it fixed and banks benefit from depressed scores when people need credit.

So I have like this goal to buy 5 houses this year, that I set as my new year's resolution.

Believe it or not, they are dark grey, must be the resolution on your screen or the pic itself.