I have only had one tenant (and he had some kind of personality disorder) that could not fairly accurately "grade" most maintenance issues given my descriptions.For all other routine maintenance issues, I put it on the list and I give the tenant 24 hours notice when handyman is available to come out and work it.

Commercial property, particularly retail space, has been depressed in some areas due to the advent of internet companies.

You’re looking at $200-250k+ per A class even in more depressed areas.

How to get commercial financing and how to improve the properties for the tenants and my portfolio.Roadblocks: Finding deals and financing plus being new.About Me: I'm a Leo here in the Denver area and have become a Certified Wellness Coach because I have seen so many of my friends suffer from depression and worse.

Twice in my life, I have found myself running out of patience, or simply feeling frustrated and depressed by the job. 

However, I see it as those barriers to entry are what depress the prices, therefore making the investment still potentially lucrative. 

I'm trying to get into real estate investing.I live in a very depressed part of PA.

By the way, the last 2 real estate market crashes happened in 1932 and 2008, 76 years apart.Those of us living now in the aftermath of the 2008-2010 collapse have the same sort of PTSD our grandparents and great grandparents had after the depression, as they became money hoarders waiting for the next depression that never came.

Thankfully, because I started in 2005, and it was kind of depressing to see those first note I'd been paying on for FIFTEEN YEARS with so little equity for all that time. 

The Great Depression will be upon us all again, probably worse.