But while it is statistically rare for lightning to strike, it strikes the earth every day.   

Why on god's green earth would you not want a responsible property manager watching over your investment?

The best Investment on EARTH is EARTH.What do you think ?

I don't even believe solar is beneficial to the earth or society when you consider the materials used and how those materials are collected.If you're going to investigate it, you need to take a hard look at what it's going to cost and see if it's really providing any benefit.

Unless your mom is doing you a favor, @Steven Tomes, there is not a legitimate private/hard money lender on the face of the Earth lending money at 5%.

honestly, your opinion of joe, bob and sally doesn't matter to me. you can think every realtor on earth is a scum except your friend Austin.

Historically speaking even when the market corrects and property values come back down to earth, rents typically continue to increase due to the fact fewer and fewer people can afford to purchase. 

I let all my tenants know that my proper title is "God of thunder, Overlord of the Earth".

I’ve seen newbie lenders take second liens when they thought they had firsts; lend when they thought the pro[earth was free and clear and actually 10 years worth of property taxes were do; lend on land that was not zoned correctly, escrow construction payments and not have proper draw inspections in place, lend way too high LTV or LTC, lend with no guarantees and have borrowers walk with little cash invested, and about one hundred other mistakes.  

Then, install Google Earth on your computer and learn how to use it to get birds eye views of the properties that are on your list.