The job starts when the administrative work starts , not when you bang the first nail . 

You hit the nail on the head in your third sentence!

I know that dogs are going to sleep on the beds, so I put out a pet blanket to use over the quilt to stop their nails snagging, which was a problem. 

MS RE nailed him for selling properties he did not own .. putting them on his website etc..

It’s true nail in the coffin is they FORCE you to open up checking accounts under some bank I never heard called “thread” in order to collect rent.

DSCR is not the all-purpose solution that the all-I-have-is-a-hammer-so-everything-looks-like-a-nail-to-me brokers want you to consider.

It sounds like you really nailed the strategy and timing on that one.

Quote from @Andrew Steffens: Pricing and multi channel approach is very important nowadays In today's market, I think you hit the nail on the head.  

Jim one of your better posts.. you hit the nail on the head on OOS investors compared to locals. 

I still consider myself fairly new to this world, and I can say with 100% certainly the biggest battles are the internal ones, and this industry has given the pleasure of being forced to address several of my short comings, and continue to address them all the time.I find I get the most emotional when I get reactionary, so my constant focus is around honing and suppressing reaction as a whole both internal and external.Thanks for taking the time to write this up.This part is right on the nails - "I find I get the most emotional when I get reactionary."