Of course everybody likes to bash professional management as some waste of money but none of these guys is apparently worth much or else they would value their own time and factor that in.

So people can start bashing on me for this, but I don't see a significant problem and haven't had one. 

One has to love when those who don't understand something, bash it.

If I'm paying him directly, then he will have a vested interest in seeing me succeed and I'm less likely to be bashful about approaching him with land-lording questions as they arise. 

I'm not bashing wholesalers or agents, but they each have their place and very few actually have the knowledge to have your best interest as a top priority.

Many people on here bash gurus/teachers/coaches and then in the next sentence, they sing the praises of REIAs.  

I have stopped reading Airbnb related articles this week because they all seem to just be bashing Airbnb owners and hoping that we lose our properties and learn our lesson.Personally we were fully booked through the summer, months ago, and have had two cancellations so far.

It's just too easy to bash Seattle for the crime and anti landlord stances.

I know a lot of people on here bash collage but I use my Degree and education all the time in my real estate investing business.

Of course I made more than my share of mistakes.What ticks me off is all of the people that constantly come to the Forum and bash Contractors when they themselves are a large part of the problem.