So you think Agents have a poor standing in Society today  .. like used care salesmen or how people pick on Lawyers etc etc..

She's picking pretty expensive places to live though so not as appealing as your deal! 

Over the years I picked business degrees, real estate license, tax preparation training, loan officer licensing and training, investment / CFP training and it is all tied together in one big connected body of knowledge that emphasizes appreciation, debt pay down, cash flow, and tax write-offs...  

Once we adjusted pricing, activity picked up significantly.

You can call (they will never pick up. ever.)

In 2010 I picked up a triplex in my Roth IRA for $170K, all cash.

Or a short term rental fund in an overpriced community, a self storage fund in the backhills of pick a state, an ATM fund to invest in ATM's ?

Outside of the 30yf that's somewhat unlikely to happen, you should be able to cherry pick from several options in terms of PPP (length and severity), fees, fixed period, etc.

You said you went through a turnkey place, but did you actually inspect them yourself or did you rely on the inspector they picked? 

but also, I really like being able to hand pick my favorite from a pool of applicants.