It seems she has never used a clothes washing machine either, as she has numerous questions about that too.  

If not you will notice a shift in attitude.Instead we tie good tenant behavior to a discount in rent, movie tickets or something that says "we appreciate that you are a good tenant".

I have also been involved in a few rehab/flip projects and numerous residential and commercial real estate transactions.My brokerage, based in Carlsbad, specializes in mutli-family properties.

Finding the right property, managing contractors, calling numerous management companies though you will save money(if done correctly) this can take a chunk of your time. 

I am in Houston and I have met numerous hungry brokers at groups like this.  

I am have been blessed in the business.Although I just came from the Big Short  movie and my wife and I almost left in tears... it brought back the traumatic few years were we were neck deep in the turmoil...

Additional note: I've read numerous accounts of syndicated deals and such, but very little about the intermediate steps to setting up the syndicate. 

If an NFL team were to movie to LA, they would only do so if the taxpayers pick up the cost of the stadium.

I've primarily participated from afar, reading numerous forum posts and listening to about 1/2 of the podcasts.

I sat down in the conference room, and listened to numerous conversations between investors.