But, looking back on it now, I really think God smiled at me too and helped me get it sold.Go by the property in the evening and count how many thugs walk the street before you enter a deal like this.Don

This is fine and normal, but try to remember to keep a smile on your face (I have trouble with this).If you are really going to get into rentals and self manage, you are going to have to really work.

I will miss his laugh and smile when he would stop by.

Keep Smiling and praying you will go far...

. :) <--- what am I smiling about?

Be polite, smile when you speak, build rapport, mirror their tonality and speech patterns.... but most importantly; LISTEN to what they're saying to you.

These days I would just smile if someone says they have 999 doors in BP LOL :) why in the world do we need to scale up properties ?

I'm a jack of all trades-- I can give you the best root canal, the most painless extraction, a beautiful smile. 

When i first started and was showing my places to people 20 or 30 years older than me they would always just comment that I'm young to be owning property and I pretty much left it at that or said yeah sometimes I wonder what I'm getting myself into with all this work and smile.

I would start the ckock ticking--post the proper notice and let her know she is to be out at end of April or sooner, or eviction will commence.Then smile and tell her that if she leaves sooner, and cleans up her mess, you will give her 'cash for keys'.Let her know the pet is not allowed.