John Colin Rogers If I were in your shoes I would create a plan for the next 5 years with your long term goal of doing whatever thing you want to do in real estate, then start breaking that goal into smaller goals and set deadlines for them, more importantly have urgency in accomplishing them.

The 4 properties are titled in 3 different ways for various reasons at the time, 1031 exchanges, for convenience and urgency of gaining signatures and closing. 2 homes are titled in both our names. 1 titled in my name only. 1 is titled in both our names in the revocable trust.

It both created urgency with the prospective tenants and saved considerable "managing" hours other wise spent traveling to and fro the properties. 

I feel someone else won't have the urgency to rent out the property quickly (no loss of rent from one tenant to another tenant)  We almost always have our new tenants moving in the 1st of the month when the last tenants moved out the day before. 2.

How to create a strong sense of urgency 1.

That said, when you leave ANYONE a voice mail, make sure that you've conveyed to them (1) why you're calling (2) the relative urgency of the call, (3) how soon you EXPECT to hear back from them, and (4) the TWO OR THREE WORDS that will answer your question.IOW, don't ramble on about everything, ask a direct question, tell them how important it is to hear back from them in XX hours, tell them to call you IMMEDIATELY if they need any clarification from you.

Or they're trying to create a sense of urgency on your part hoping that you won't fully check them out.

There is a sense of urgency for them when they are paying the bill and mysteriously the usage goes down.  

It adds a sense of urgency for potential renters, and really it's just two weeks of rent...

Price is determined by the side of the transaction that has the greater urgency to make sure the deal gets done (Rise of the Superrich Hits a Sobering Wall).Regardless of why a distressed asset is for sale (the owner can't make the payments or the owner has to sell quickly), someone waiting on the sideline with cash has the opportunity to scoop up a bargain.