For me, I felt like I was a fiduciary - that I had a responsibility to guard and grow that money that was given to me.  

As you are welcome to post ads in large newspapers and field calls at 7:00 in the morning and throughout the day and night without let-up, I am free to choose a more guarded approach, not even giving my ph# out until they are moving in.  

It's gotten so competitive that he fiercly guards his trade secrets!

4) There are a number of markets that I can buy in but want to stick around MA given we have full time jobs (you could say I have 2 jobs in 1 with the hours I put in)…but given the cash strap but high cash flow I’ve considered exploring out of state investment/rentals…are there any unique challenges aside you’ve come across doing out of state investing that caught you off guard & wish you knew sooner?

Hey BiggerPockets,I've recently decided to go to enlist in the National Guard for various reasons and become a weekend warrior.

The previous owners have these heavy duty security gates on the windows but the company providing them charged 700$ a month, but that includes an on call security guard (not monitoring). 

Weighing whether or not to install leaf guards.

The Sparta/Tomah area is not one I had considered, but I would definitely consider it, especially since I'm going to join the guard and will likely be at McCoy from time to time.

Experience is a cruel teacher, but learning and safe guarding your home first is important when you are getting started.

Rental comps, tenant industry makeup, vacancy rates, options and concessions are hard to assess through a given market because they're non-standard or the data is a heavily guarded secret.