After we drafted a bare-bones plan that considered their timeline, target rents, and capital reserves, they honed in on a medium-sized complex managed by a local group.. from what I’ve heard, these guys had impressed other out-of-state buyers before and delivered on their promises.

Appfolio is okay - I'm not super impressed by them.

I met him at an event in Oakland and was not impressed personally all he would say is he does big deals for big money.. and I know how hard it is to do business with those in his community it really surprises me how people followed and invested as much as they did.

And, honestly, selling the impression of education is very lucrative.

Poor first impression of landlord, kills me to replace a perfectly working (newer) fridge over cosmetics. 

I understand that a GC is suppose to have subs, but this was work I had contracted with HIM, it was not electrical or foundation work that needed to be subbed it was to him and I was under the impression he was the one working.

I was very impressed by Brian and what he had to say about investing with syndicators. 

So while I greatly appreciate all the different methods of making money with real estate and even more impressed with all the hustlers that grind here in this community, I just need properties that I can get at a good deal that cash flow and appreciate while minimizing the trouble commonly associated with real estate. 

I'm always impressed with people's creative ideas!!!  

But when a template lowball offer comes in (not sure what it's supposed to do beside tick off the seller) You won't be able to recover from your first impression.