The guest wouldn't have to pick it up in town. 

Going back to my original question...and I'll try and simplify it even more and I'll even pick an exact number. 

I would love to pick your brain.

You're looking at different strategies but haven't really picked one.

You can still pick a business name out of thin air and tell your tenants this is the name of the company that manages the properties. 

The owner needs the stable income a lot more than the pennies on the dollar from a sale at present so I am meeting with an accountant next week for the first time to pick their brain about a structured buyout.

Airbnb picked one door lock to offer direct integration to their platform for door codes.The Schlage Encode.This seemed to be the most popular and widely recommended lock on BP.

If you are ready, you may pick it up cheap.

I personally know 6 people who have quit the W2 jobs around the age of 40 (picked the right properties and benefitted from appreciation)  and age 30 (high income earners who leveraged and scaled quickly) from real estate. 

A great investor focused agent, coupled with a great PM, can get returns in a bad market if they know what they are doing.Investors should pick market based on barrier to entry and their available Capital and their strategy.