Stay laser focused on your end game.  

Typical tenant has neck tattoos, a felony.. or two, will probably grow weed in your backyard and works a blue collar job.

He set up laser "trips" that would trigger them.

@Elliot Smith - Congratulations to you and your wife with the recent closures.Now, with your wife quitting her W-2 soon, there will be laser focus on other acquisitions.Keep the BP community posted with your REI actions and successes.

At 19 I began my ownership career opening several failing businesses from building inspections to event planning each bringing in almost nothing until I sold one and then I started my ownership career with several failing tattoo studios in the area.

Pick one thing and have laser focus.

I paid $200 for his professional program and just paid $97 for his directMail system because I just got access to a laser targeted list of possible pre-forclosure clients and I don't regret purchasing niether one of them. 

If you aren't laser focused on these two, your other goals just won't be possible. 

Not much he does with this one$12800                    Rents $10400                   Earnings after op expenses & before dep & mortgage interest----------------------------------------------------------------------------Prop 6 - Storefront - unk sq footage or if rents are low$22200                    Rents$7600                     Earnings after op expenses & before dept & mortgage interest**************************************************************(Based on what he provided me - he earned appx $88k on the 6 properties before taking into account the 2 mortgages he has left and depreciation so unsure of what his exact cash flow was)I do not know the vacancy percentage at each property - he left the impression it was high, stated one of the large wealthy familes in town who own a lot of retail space have lured some of his former tenants to their properties while he wasn't paying as close attention as he should as they gave signs they were being courted elsewhere, however he missed that.2 Nationals and lots of mom/pops - no tattoo shops, no vape shops, no check cashing places, no liquor stores.  

If someone tells you, you can't do it, prove them wrong by staying dedicated to your cause and have laser focus and determination and there is nothing that you cannot do!