-When a tenant moved out, the management company refunded their security deposit but failed to account for damage, such as holes in walls and outlets ripped off the walls, leaving me with repair bills and also tenants moving in without the repairs being done.Stuff like this that is consistent and when I ask questions they are defensive, when I ask for more quotes for high ticket items they are defensive. 

- Depends on a variety of factors Also, as a real estate investor, can I write off 100% of the education travel for real estate, such as the Bigger Pockets Cancun conference?

I spoke to a few other brokers at the BP conference in Cancun about the same thing and they agreed. 

I am also a frequent flyer at conferences like VRMA, IMN, etc.

He runs the Boutique Hotel Conference and puts out a lot of content on hotels.

The best defense against rats entering your property is to seal off all entry points (holes, cracks in walls), remove food sources (dirty dishes, food left in trash cans), and water sources (like leaks). 

Randy I am afraid rates will go up a bit after Powell's press conference as he may indicate that they are likely going to pause on fed funds rate cuts. 

Maybe you want to attend real estate conferences or join more real estate groups to expand your network.

Our website was just OK, our email campaigns were hit and miss, our conference presence was fairly minimal. 

Much of it based on defense spending that will likely increase as assets are moved from Colorado to Alabama to include the Space Command HQ.