She will have to make the decision that is right for her and her philosophy on her rentals and life in general. 

yeah, I am sure we could, and it would save us a few dollars in the short run, but all it takes is one property to come our way because of our real estate agent has worked with us to more than pay for anything we pay her.Look everyone has a different philosophy. 

And  I agree with that philosophy. 

Without that property values may rise faster than they have been.I think the real issue the last 2-3 years is that tax assessed value was kept artificially low during the recession, and did not reflect market value. 2-3 years ago, after appreciation had already started to take off, there was a shift in philosophy to raise the tax assessments to market.

I will say, from a management perspective, a lot of the questions we get asked are around experience (whether we have properties ourselves, how long we've been doing this, how many properties we have under management, etc.) and our policies/philosophies (how do we find tenants, handle late rents, handle maintenance, what is included in fees, what do we charge extra for, etc.)

I really like your philosophy @Dawn Vacek , makes total sense. 

It's super interesting to learn how different your investment philosophies and client criteria can be as reputable operators that serve out-of-state investors. 

I think you can for the most part follow DR philosophy while "taking calculated risks" being an REI.

My philosophy is to buy rental property for rental purposes and buy fixers to flip.

out there to go back and read it, aside from the personal back and forth between Mike and Will which wasn't really personal but a clash of philosophies, the thread really put the light on the issue and the various approaches.