Follow this list for your local area, you will develop hundreds of contacts, and unlimited supply of resources and cut down the time to identify your area.

DOM has reduced to <30-days in good areas and supply/demand has kicked in on the price point.

My job supplies me with enough income so I don't have to depend on my investments yet.

No property management team on the face of the earth can possibly treat a one unit owner as they do an owner with 50 or 100 units who carries more clout in getting things done.

@Peter Fennig You should create a good relationship with a realtor and if you do they'll supply the information for free.

My realtor has never supplied any comps for that reason.My comps reflect an arv of close to $200K.

If you know exactly how to do things and you just need a laborer to help you or follow your direction, use your tools and supplies and you're not looking for quality work then $15/hour is certainly acceptable.

Last year I was able to deduct cost of tools and supplies used for renovation of my investment properties.

One other thing - as the local market starts to approach the top of the economic cycle, rent increases slowly, if at all, and the supply of new product increases faster than absorption of that space.

Sprinkle diatomaceous earth around the walls of your rooms.