If the tenants don't care for the pool properly, it could cost you thousands to fix.

What does he care if it costs him millions?

With mutual trust, your agent will be able to put more time and care into your searches, evaluating properties for you, and not having to worry if their time will all be for not.

.- PM is a licensed handyman, or has them on staff, and takes care of most unit turn work at a reasonable rate. - PM has no breakup/termination fee- PM does not take project management fees, except on large or complicated CapEx projects exceeding $5,000. 

@Justin Smith Bernie Madoff and every other scammer also did deals with & thru family & friends.Just be careful and good luck!

I don't care if I'm ahead or behind of anyone else because my goals are not relative to anyone else's progress.I get your point that staying active keeps your skills sharp and that if you're active when others aren't you will have access to opportunities that they do not.

Just focus on running the numbers carefully to ensure the property cash flows or at least covers expenses, and don’t hesitate to lean on resources here for advice.If you’re financing, look into FHA loans, as they’re great for first-time buyers purchasing up to 4-unit properties with low down payments.

  ( 250 investors 50 mil) all loans were fractionalized ( this was Oakland CA and Bay Area loans) I could legally do those as a CA RE Broker. 

I don't care what the reason is; once they put the deposit down, they are under contract.

It would allow Airbnb to screw both hosts and guests (assuming airbnb is the ota chosen).