(:I would recommend getting on the phone and interviewing a minimum of 2-3 agents to grill them on their knowledge (both in general local real estate practices as well as investing), determine what they specialize in, and also to ensure your personalities gel. 

I'm new to the area myself but have found a few groups through Meetup, including a good one hosted by Pine Financial at the Ritz Grill Aug 14 at 6:00.

I was very much like the post above IE heavily invested with banks up my grill in 08  we made it through but it was not pleasant..  

It could be something like having a smart HDTV in each room, an outdoor grill, a common kegorator, lower prices, once a month cook-out (for tenants and their friends) etc.  

Often this isn't a paper throwaway filter like a central A/C has, but a section of wire or plastic mesh in the front grille that you can pull out and wash.

You can grill out after the game, etcIt was shocking to me too as I combed through the AirDNA data but the trends were unmistakeable - I kept seeing huge spikes in revenue in Sep, Oct, Nov in these college towns with big FB teams (it happens in Knoxville too, though perhaps illegally ;)I went to investigate further & found that there are people who live in college towns who rent their entire place out ONLY for the 6 FB wknds & it seems to cover their mortgage for the entire year.

I have a high end charcoal grill and guests supply their own charcoal.I have seen bad reviews on other properties where they ran out of propane.Everyone likes the charcoal grill and it is more vactionesq to wind down and take time to grill over coals.

Once they give this permission, they feel less grilled and "stocked" by my questions.

Yes, we individuals can flip burgers on our own grill, and yes we can make them better than McD.

A handful of other things have happened to, which completely put a bad taste in my mouth (IE: she asked if her niece and her nieces baby could move in for a month and I said no - she didn't listen and they moved in - technically she broke her lease right then and there but I let it slide knowing her lease was going to expire) (she thought another tenant knocked her garbage can and grill over -- when it was just the wind).