I tried to stay out of the way, but I had to stop several things from being done wrong—spaces between kitchen cabinets that were too small by at least an inch for the appliances to fit, a walk-in pantry being built that was too narrow for anyone but a child to get into.

I don't know what the issue is/was, but I think a lot of customers want to play games and he probably did his best to keep them on the straight and narrow. 

@Jordab Ohana Can you narrow down the type of commercial leasing that interests you? 

@Dave Meyer always cover this almost every month.Below are few episodes and resources to help you narrow down your options and finally start your investing.I recommend you pick the market that aligns with you real estate investing goals, your risk appetite and personality.https://www.biggerpockets.com/resources/real-estate-101/wher...https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/best-real-estate-markets-...https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/most-affordable-housing-m...All the best and keep up posted.

Do I want something a bit more active or passive (how much time do I want to spend on this property or property project) That should start help you narrowing things down a little and once you're clear on all of that you'll have different criteria to overlay on when looking at deals in Perth/Melb/USA to fitCheers

More likely is that they have been 'touched' by a many people providing the same service and narrow their selection to the few where they formed an favorable impression.

In the past when I am looking for a property manager I google to find all managers with physical offices in close proximity to my properties to narrow my search and ignore all sponsored adds that fake that they are local.Since you have self managed, you will be better equipped to "manage the manager".

The lifestyle question is one that you must determine, then narrow down what parts of Chicago provide you with that lifestyle, then we can really answer the question- How is the market doing in those specific neighborhoods?

I would recommend keeping all of the data in one sheet and using filters to narrow down. 

I have many questions and I've narrowed my desired locations down to Hornell, Corning, Bath, Horseheads, Elmira and or Binghamton.