Great feeling especially when you loved one is excited that they can partake in the fruits beared.

Another possibility might be adding additional sources of income - renting out the common space/room in the office if you have one, to the tenants for birthday parties etc, vending machines, coin operated laundry, pet fees, pet non refundable pet deposits.  

I distinctly remember there were things they did with the hot water heaters, and they were advocating replacing the rubber hoses on appliances that use water (such as dishwasher, washing machine, etc) with some kind of metal hoses that are virtually indestructible.There was a goldmine of information about good preventative maintenance steps for rental houses...

I had some free time and used the google machine to find their home addresses.

Your friend is correct in that the market has heated up enough to where all the low-hanging fruit has been plucked, at least as far as small multifamily properties go.

You can also get a decent amount of bang for your buck purchasing in fruit cove or Switzerland and pay much less but you will be away from the beach so it does depend on your goals.  

I have struck out a number of times now, but I also haven't produced much fruit in this area.

I have found a local place that rents the machines so it may still be a viable option.

All they would ever do was come in with a shampoo machine and suck the water out but it still smelled and they never replaced the carpet.

Usually I Fax to a ups / fedex store if they don't have a fax machine, and put those docs in my file.