Then on the same day, I opened a marketing mailer from the company congratulating me on a recent purchase I made in Memphis and inviting me to use their property management services. 

@Todd ScheidemanWelcome to BP, and congratulations on making the decision to invest in your future via real estate.I have written a few blog posts that may help you get started here on BP, and with your investing.

., thanks for the cold, emotionless honesty.I could pick and choose a few decisions to nitpick, but you're not looking for that, don't need that, and it seems to me like needless piling on.The one thing I will comment on is the idea of a landlord feeling like he must/should generate consistent cashflow on a fully mortgaged property, especially when the mortgages in question are 20-year or less. 

Congratulations on that!

@Eric JonesWelcome to BP, and congratulations on making the decision to invest in your future via real estate.I have written a few blog posts that may help you get started here on BP, and with your investing.

@Louis SulekWelcome to BP, and congratulations on making the decision to invest in your future via real estate.I have written a few blog posts that may help you get started here on BP, and with your investing.

@Brock MaggardWelcome to BP, and congratulations on making the decision to invest in your future via real estate.I have written a few blog posts that may help you get started here on BP, and with your investing.

Congratulations. - "the key is buy houses based on a strategy and target tenant type (see my paper) then become the expert in that tenant type, house style, area etc." 

Congratulations on the successful job! 

Pablo, first off congratulations on your new endeavor.