@Chenping Ni  Just so there is no confusion, J Scott has no affiliation with the spreadsheet I built.

Until 2000 they were independent of any affiliations with companies or people selling products, with the exception that they might charge a small fee to “speakers”.At or around 2000 the National Real Estate Investors Association (NREIA) was formed as an “umbrella” organization in which local REIAs would be members.  

Not affiliated with ODC except as a passive investor.

They always say "that's a local affiliate, not our corporate office. 

Quote from @Christopher Davis: If she is an "Affiliate Broker" then it means she meets the requirements of owning her own brokerage, but she is currently working under another Broker.Look, it's real simple.

If you do go with a non-connected lock please change the codes often, I often compare it to a hotel in that if the front desk told me the previous occupant's keys still worked during my stay I'd be sort of annoyed.FWIW, we use ResortLock from Lockstate (no affiliation, just what we use) on all our properties. 

And keep in mind all affiliated operational expenses such as all the vendors, as those costs go up..... 

I agree on all the points you’ve shared and definitely use them for my research.One question I wondered about was if people care about political affiliations (red/blue area).

He’s affiliated with Dave Ramsey solutions but I think that is a benefit in my case.

I'm not affiliated with these guys, but for those who have owned turnkey rentals, I owned 11 from 2010 to 2018 before selling them off.