If you prefer to be hands-off with full-service management, then I'd plan on paying around 20% commission as that's pretty common.

They usually do not have these figured out, I mean sure, everyone wants to 'make money', or ' own 10 properties in 3 years', or (my favorite) 'replace their W2 job in 5 years'.....but they have not thought any further than those basic (and misguided) goals.

I consider inventory rates, price trends, unemployment data, population growth, job growth all to be relevant to where a market is at and where a market is heading.

It’s not as common, though cause it takes a lot more work

Home prices will likely vary by region, with modest increases in areas of high demand and stable job markets, while others may stabilize or decline.

It’s common that this topic is misrepresented.

Martin the property management argument isn't really an argument if you look at the bigger picture that most investors don't want to manage their properties anyways because they are spending most of the time on their main job.

Jobs.

You have to be an active manager and many current owners are not wanting a second job and are selling.

Ben Russell has done an excellent job of covering differences in the lease.