The benefits are indeed hard to quantify, but I put a fairly high price on my sanity (at least on a long term basis)  some of the requests, and phone calls the PMs get I'd have a tough time being courteous and/ or not laughing.

Just be courteous to the owners, knock on the door and step back a good distance and have a good script ready.

Just be up front, professional and courteous. 

Be calm, professional, and courteous.

Granted, you don't want to be rude or abrasive in your undertaking -- you should be courteous but firm.

And drop the concept of "building your team" -- understand who you need and what you need them for, pay for their services as appropriate, be courteous, fair, and prompt, and you'll start to build the necessary relationships to help you succeed in this business.

Professional, courteous, HONEST.

They are sponsors at all the big REIAs.I have borrowed from a few friends that have accounts there and everything gets done quickly and courteously.

Thx Kelly, it's great to see everyone so courteous & open to helping and sharing.

Just because they’re attorneys doesn’t mean what they say is set in stone- you can and should investigate what they say and attempt to negotiate with them.Conduct reasonable business, be courteous and for goodness sake remember, they are just people too… not Grendels.