And unless your going to hold for life ( which not many do) Appreciation is where the wealth is made..

They simply dont understand the culture of the rental class in the mid west the LIfe long renter..  

So, yes, I know the leads I am going after.And just to be clear, not too many things in my life so far have ever been easy, except to maybe mess it up, and I'm not interested in doing that, so I'd rather take the hard way.

My goals currently are to help him get to a state where he can live the life he desires.  

I don't know what your lifestyle is like, but if you're able to save $200K-$300K or so per year, this is extremely achievable. 

The tangible/measurable benefits do seem to pan out over the life of the system especially if energy prices continue to rise.

On the North Side we run real life at 1-2% vacancy and run our analysis at 3%.

It just makes life easier - they shop a variety of insurers and are more easily able to compare apples to apples because they know how the various companies present coverages.

Tenants won't change them and it will shorten the life expectancy of the unit.

The “first-come, first-serve” urgency might be their style, but without a timely responses, it could signal future communication issues down the road and frustration on your end.