But if you lay out your plan to the owner over the phone, it's very hard to get a "yes" because trust is developed with a face to face meeting.Trust can be established by talking about your past record (as an investor) but also if you have something positive about yourself (profession - real estate agent, nurse, teacher, fireman, doctor - any profession that can give you some added credentials).#4 Owner vs.

I'd also see if you could list on websites that cater to traveling Nurses/Doctors.

When we are born, the doctor says one of two things.

My first rental was a mid level condo that I rented to a Doctor.

Her cousin is a doctor who has moved to a different state.

Are there any other high paying professions...doctors, lawyers, marketing gurus who would work for 7 or 8 bucks an hour because they might do more business with them in the future, or because they already did business with the person and made 45% of their customary salary already?

This will show some empathy but still let her understand that you're not doctor Phill and your only focus is when they are mailing out the check next month. 

I set the expectations early on that I am a professional, my time is just as valuable as any other professional's (doctor, lawyer, etc), and I will protect it and charge accordingly.

The only lease I've ever renewed was for a great tenant that needed a physical copy of a valid lease in order to qualify for her medical residency after she finished her doctoral degree in medicine.

I'm not a doctor, so I have no business trying to diagnose someone, but I think it's seems very likely that mental illness is the root of this issue and that he must be hallucinating.