You need to make sure you're working with someone whose sending you personalized deal flow that actually meets your buying criteria.

So in Real Estate, say your doing a "volume model", let's say sec8 housing.

The house was flooded to the tune of $70,000 in repairs. 

I have found that going that extra mile, like the couch covers etc and making sure the person with the disability has the easiest time visiting our place.As someone with a disability (I have a degenerative neurological disorder) and use a cane, I like to make sure folks with similar issues have a good time.

FINANCIALS: End of January we will be 100% debt free and we have a personal emergency fund saved.

I still have one house with some existing K&T.

Showing houses 30 minutes at a time counts.

The ban in Asheville proper started in 2016 though, and we don't seem to have more affordable housing as a result.

on a 100 year old house that rents for $1000 a month that's about to need a new everything - that is spectacularly deficient.  

Managing five rentals can eat up a ton of time in any given week, often at times that are inconvenient to you and your personal interests (family, hobbies, travel, etc.).Of course you can manage on your own.