Have worked and worked to develop some relationships but man are some people just plain flaky.  

To me that is to be expected....................................just read through listings and prepared summaries and you soon realize expense numbers are incomplete, out of date, or just plain wrong, NOI is always wrong, so why would you expect a correct cap rate?

They could be unwilling to teach, controlling, or plain untrustworthy.

You can find one on Google Docs, or plain Google and find Excel one.

I got really sick and tired of having to meet the repair person when they could have just replaced things and let me go on with my life.Thank you @Nathan G. for the information about PMs not wanting to deal with them.

Going plain Jane and buying a fully rehabbed property with a conventional lender will cost you 25% down. they are going to want all sorts of reserves, etc and that 25k that you have saved up, unfortunately, will not go far. if you have any questions, feel free to contact me!

Plain and simple.

Plus I hate the notion of selling one over-priced asset just to turn around and buy another overpriced asset given I have no faith in my ability to select counter cyclical asset classes.If I had a shaker operation or I was just sick and tired of the landlord process (even as passive as mine is) I might feel a bit different.  

The MLS is the best data source, but you must be an agent or appraiser to access it.Always remember, one comp does not a market make.Nobody can predict the future, but we can look for signs of health or sickness.

He lives out of town and is just sick of the headaches associated with it.