They may be assuming you're doing more significant work than you are. 

Also, if you’ve found certain markets more promising than others, what’s been driving your decisions?

Couple quick swipes of the planer, cleaned up the sides to get rid of the bumps, nice and smooth.

I'm a young agent and investor and in no way saying I've made it and have more experience / knowledge than many of those leaders on here.

Rented in Feb 2024, Lower cash flow than expected.

They tend to have less experience, less knowledge, fewer resources, and are more likely to be crooked than a large company that's been around for 30 years.

If the house is older than 15 years old and n ADU is added, it can become rent controlled.

It's more important than doing individual property analysis, because when you do a proper market analysis, you are analyzing ALL of the properties in any market(s) at the same time.Now, one of the analysis "pitfalls" is not understanding what defines a market, or more importantly, a Micro-market.Another problem is focusing on one strategy, and trying to fit each market/property. 

What is the service life on this piece of equipment.If it has capacitors the service life could be 10 years, or they may have a service life of more than that, but they don't live forever (what about repairs?).

Expect to put no money in your own pocket for a couple years.