Make a welcome video explaining to tenants how to do the basics and when to contact you. 

Nobody can afford higher prices but the majority of his voters don't understand tariffs, global trade, and basic economics so here we are. 

I am striving to purchase rental/lease properties within a 1 hour drive.

I basically ended up paying for the rehab twice and lost tens of thousands of dollars to make sure my lenders were all paid back. 

Another question I had however is, when/if you ever decide to sell, do you believe they are harder to sell due to it basically having to sell to another investor looking for this and not someone looking for full time living space?

But not the one I drive . 

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It's a thought of mine as well, basically following my mentors model. 

basically what wheatie said, but slightly different.

I don’t know why we didn’t get that vital piece of info in our initial meeting.So my wife and I are extremely relieved .She says she will stay on as a courtesy and if things come up it will just be an “ hourly “ rate for emergency type situations or basic boots on the ground necessities.We really like her enthusiasm and positivity and she is great at communicating and seems  sincerely empathetic to our situation.