And be prepared to discover that employment verification has been outsourced by some employers to some third party operation such as The Work Number - and that these third party operations charge a fee (roughly $20) to verify employment; so do you pick up the cost for that, or are you planning to pass that along to the applicant?

You want blogging, it's part of building the SEO for the natural traffic.

Pick from those that are younger so they are still in the business when you're not. 

If your deal can't handle vacancy that comes as a natural part of the rental cycle, then it's not a deal.

Yip it's the nature of it, I worked my butt off in hospitality and got nowhere and walked away from it coz I was sick of slogging my guts out for so little, I thought if I can work this hard in an area of work that reaps higher rewards then I'm gana find it and do that, that is why I'm here so snap to you friend!...

Sometimes, you pick your battles and what is really worth your time and energy to fight.

The price is an attractive one and so I can see the reason for their refusal.I spoke to my broker and he was accommodating to the idea of him being my agent and so it looks like I should be picking up the commission.  

Just curious, how did you pick Birmingham, AL as a place to invest? 

I picked up a foreclosure as a result of getting informed on bp.

The example that comes most readily to mind is natural disasters, like Hurricane Katrina for investors in New Orleans.