They have a busy life and are preoccupied so they put off investing because they think they have plenty of time to start investing later.These 3 things are what I have observed in my personal circle and at networking events.

Learn by observing what and how they do it.

(Yes it’s a thing there’s little sidewalk plows/snow throwers that the town will own.)The landlord is definitely responsible for snow removal from the rooftops which if it builds up can cause ice dams or worse collapse your roof.

CAPEX doesn't occur on a predictable schedule.What I have observed over time is that CAPEX is unpredictable.

From my observation, a great manager has 3 skills that are imperative:1.

Attention new investors: As I’ve immersed myself in the BiggerPockets forums, I’ve observed an extreme emphasis placed on asset protection by those entering the business but their approach and where they decide to allocate their time and resources is misplaced.

Leading up to the deed in lieu, we performed our own site visits and the conditions we observed do not align with the information in the inspection reports.

Couple of observations here from my perspective:-I would have gotten the "old tenants" to sign a vacate agreement wherein the agree that they are not entitled to pro-rated rent for remainder of that last month. 

The Supreme Court said that it had to observe the Civil Rights Act and serve blacks, because its customers were in interstate commerce and therefore failing to serve them had a chilling effect on interstate commerce that Congress could regulate.I'll let people older than me tell us about the Green Book to show that the Supreme Court got that decision right.The point is that national rent control IS doable.

Otherwise, it would depend on the maintenance requests and what is observed during them.2) Require them in writing, so you can track them!