Jewelry is rather tuff unless you know what it is, get it appraised at least by a jeweler and have a lock box arrangement, otherwise you might get a cubic Z.I do gold and it gets tested and locked up.But personal property needs to be identified and detailed on a UCC form, filed for record to perfect a security interest.

Considering the utilities will not be on, how do you know the pipes are ok, fixtures, electric/ heat works when you cannot test any of this stuff when looking?

I have been on that site multiple times but have never seen this data.

Look at this as a data-gathering exercise also.

@William Franklin While only reading books published since the credit crisis might be good if you were looking for something like How To Make A Million Dollars Overnight With No Money Down Flipping Houses* when it comes to apartment building investment there are many time tested principles which apply in any age.

s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1386366522&sr=1-1&keywords=Private+Real+Estate+Investment%3A+Data+Analysis+and+Decision+Making%3A+Second+editionI haven't read the book yet, so I am not going to endorse it.

Do i have to take tests and whatnot?

Personal Holding Company issues.Personal Holding CompanyGenerally, a corporation is a PHC if it meets both of the following requirements.PHC income test.

The sample tests were more difficult than the actual test.

While I am pleased to learn that the subject-matter data is bountiful, the data is, well... bountiful.