Quote from @Chris Seveney: @Zach EdelmanBe clear BP does not recommend companies - companies pay to advertise on BP and while BP I assume vets them - it’s still buyer bewareI am not an employee of BP but I want people to understand on BP and on most sites there are sponsors and affiliates but they may not be thoroughly vetted.

Most of my renters are nurses, engineers, and tax payer funded employees (Government workers). 

It amazes me how much random transient travel it gets(bowling tournaments, pawn shop remodels, manufacturing employees, traveling photographers, etc). 

That I can make something of myself in this world, and give a better life to my children and If I am lucky to find great fortune, invest for the betterment of my local home town.What I can say to new investors who are looking to get started, be carful who you trust, and if you come from nothing like me understand nobody cares - and this lofty idea of chasing the American dream is an internalized emotion not many can relate to, especially in this field where some people some from old money, and have multi million dollars... they simply cannot relate to you.

If they were an employee of yours or a member of your team in a different business, would you dock their payroll if they made any mistake for you in their day-to-day job?  

If you are self employed with no full time employees then you should consider a Solo 401k for your traditional funds and no UBIT on leveraged real estate. 

Relying on someone who has their 'own team' to run your rental business is a severe lack of internal controls in my opinion.

Numbers get inflated by international students who are not, on majority, buying homes or staying past their schooling.

This is easy to explain and I think it would be helpful for the public to understand that agents are typically independent contractors and not employees, and that their brokerage actually receives the commission, not the agent.

Some states allow the owner to hire employees to work on their behalf.