You want an entry level technical job at my day job (a large computer company) and you better have a graduate degree from one of a very short list of schools.

It just will not happen without buying the cash flow by pouring large chunks of cash into each deal.

Definitely happens when the lot size is large and potentially is a significant part of the total value.dormantYour income is fine.

When the property was sold the title company handling the transaction contacted the state and noted that there was a large back tax bill owed before the transaction could settle.The investor has priced the deal based on a simple title search and did not know about the back taxes.

Developers can and will do the same.The above is much more likely when you are talking pre-sales for a large condo development that needs to start now but can not release units for 2-3 years.

Most sellers will tell you if you ask as they know you can largely figure it out based on the public documents.

Put a fence up with large no trespassing signs on their side; call the absentee landlord and told them they needed to clean up the apartment house and stop renting to criminals and stood in the yard and yelled at them.Told the local cops everything and they went next door to interview the culprits.

It's all of the choices that you DO have control over that will largely determine how much you SPEND over the long term.

Short term projects tend to be better than large.

John,Yes, many of the large landlord associations publish this data.