Consider off-market sales to avoid public listings and minimize tenant disruption, using discreet marketing or a wholesale strategy.

Demand for February/March move-ins should see a notable uptick sometime in January, but you'll for sure see your strongest rental demand in late spring/summer.Your most recent post mentioned that you were going to look for someone for a 6-month lease - I think this is a great way to approach it to minimize vacancy loss while biding your time until we get into the higher demand summer months.Getting creative with your lease term and credits/concessions could also be a good way to solve a few potential problems in one shot. 

So yes, apparently sometimes you do have to go behind the brokers back to get things done when they are trying to block or delay things. 

If there were any, they were minimal, meaning not much maintenance was needed.

A property in Boston will appreciate well, but with minimal cashflow.

They can test even the sharpest investors.Another buddy of mine, who’s based in Austin, had a client that found herself caught off-guard by a last-minute inspection delay on her Oregon property.. from what I’ve heard in Forbes, the local market’s short supply of exchange-worthy replacements didn’t help either.

FHA does have the benefit of max seller concessions being 6% so if your realtor can negotiate for that it can really minimize your cash outlay. 

.- Stick to B and C+ Areas: These neighborhoods balance affordability and tenant quality, minimizing risk.- Analyze Properties Remotely: Use tools like BiggerPockets calculators to evaluate deals.

In addition, since the rule changes, it seems like many agents are delaying the whole conversation until the very last minute when the buyer has little or no opportunity to object, research, or think about what they are agreeing to, without risking losing the home they just decided to offer on.

Since I am married and have school age kids, I place a real premium on minimizing my management time.