Focusing solely on numbers often leads to the purchase of low-quality properties.

I'd hate for a temporary dip in the quality of the tenant pool to be giving my landlord "spidey sense" false alarms on account of taking an extra month or two to fill a unit.

I would look for an experienced agent of my own who understands what is standard for your market.

The market in Racine is much different than Kenosha and we have been having a hard time getting quality tenant applicants.

Are their listings detailed with good quality photos?

Fortunately I have all the standard contingencies.I also question what is a fair price for insurance.  

Many education programs that could be scams promote junk services and the quality of all they sell or promote is definitely junk. 

I would assume a greater emphasis on quality of materials and workmanship (and consequently higher rehab cost) for a rental where the investor will have to deal with the longer term implications of any corners that were cut.

So an identical neighborhood (income, crime, school quality, etc.) can cost you as much as a $100k less on the South side simply because your neighbors are brown or black as opposed to white.this right here is the gem advice.  

By higher I am talking 7% acquisition fee, which is much higher than the standard 2 to 4% that you will see with other syndicators.