Interesting - that top three could not be much different than each other - I see Easy Austin still holding up very well right now though, wonder where that sits

Yeah they run a bunch of meetups in the area and Andrew and Jon Bombaci (also a guest) do a great job and are easy to talk to.

I'll say this:-"flipping" a property - buying it, rehabbing it, and selling it - is easy."

I got a referral one time and I brokered a 5 mil apartment building and made 2%  pretty easy transaction they were in a 1031 and paid cash..

If you can put the right systems in place and the market makes sense, I think it's an easy choice for most investors 

Quote from @Adam Bartomeo: Easy...

It's very easy.

The challenge is if you don't have the personal experience, it can be easy for any property manager to take advantage of you.

We need other things too...well, depending on what you are doing.If you are buying a property off the MLS...that's pretty easy.  

@Mad Dendukuri easy solution - tell the tenant you can't afford to do flooring AND put them up somewhere, so deal is off.Either they will be reasonable or show themselves to be greedy and someone you should get rid of.