Stop hanging out with your deadbeat buddies that spend all day drinking, talking sports, and otherwise wasting away.

I have found that PM's perform better in certain parts of town or different quality/class of homes. 

I need to pull out cash to perform maintenance on the same property.

Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator – so, they often select the first PMC they call or that calls them back!

One regarding what happens to the property if Couple A fails to provide enough funds and one exit strategy for if Couple B fails to perform the work.

In that sense, when an investor buyer is competing with other investor buyers for an off-market property, you are not typically given the opportunity to perform a full third-party inspection prior to putting in your highest and fastest cash offer.I'm not a pro by any means with off-market properties.

It depends on the projected performance of your investment, on your financing, and on your overall financial and tax situation.

These assets perform the exact same way in every market in the US. 

He wants me to take this top-performing business off the market for 3 months (!!!)

It gives you a snapshot of how everything is performing.