Looking over someone's shoulder will be helpful.

You could also benefit from attending local meetups as that's a way to brush shoulders with multiple investors at the same time. 

The shoulder season is always quiet, but you could likely get 30+ day rentals in the summer.  

And then you have the build aspect, do they build the houses as well as if there were owner occupants over their shoulder. 

I don't know what put such a big chip on that shoulder V.G but feel free to stop flaunting it here via attacking Someone's CORRECT effort's at looking to BEST elevate themselves via the same thing the vast majority of great success's have; a COACH. 

So if you are starting to mail, you better come out of the gate with a well thought out mail piece or it could become very discouraging for the new guy.It seems sometimes the best option is for the generic yellow letter because it is tried and tested and people will call but with a formal letter like a lot of people send out with probates, the responses will typically not be as many so any feedback from experienced guys is always helpful.That's the main reason this site is so powerful..the ability to stand on the shoulders of successful people so you can get off on the right foot.I started mailing as a real estate agent 10 years ago when I started out and I got sold some really bad ideas that cost me a lot of money with no return.

From what we've gathered our tenants seem very similar to the angel and devil on the shoulders of the cartoon characters we used to love watching when we were kids.  

I don't need friends who just want to cry on my shoulder but won't lift a finger or change their attitude to improve their situation.

She has a masters degree in marketing and a great head on her shoulders. 

You seem to have a good head on your shoulders.