I instruct them to use hair traps, food traps, lint traps on dryers, etc.Preventable damage caused by things that may not be the tenants responsibility but that they didn't report in a timely fashion: An example would be things like the roof leaking, or the presence of those house eaters I previously mentioned.

That life planner really elevates beyond the typical to-do list mentality by organizing your day to support your big goals in a logical, organized fashion. 

And let's also throw in a good old fashioned housing recession in there 10 years, so those out of state turnkey properties that you bought at retail price, that haven't kept up with inflation during the good times, are now deeply underwater in the bad times. 

You can certainly pickup properties in that fashion but often those properties don't meet our own "personal" needs with a house. 

I do agree, that learning in a DIY fashion with an experienced teacher is worth it's weight in gold.

You have plenty of risks like the area getting less fashionable than other areas in the coast.

It’s part of learning the business in some fashion.

Call me old fashioned, but I think that slow and steady still wins the race.

Can't help with the ATL or legal aspect, but most/all electronic read meters still have the old fashioned dial as well.

It really lays all the info out there in an intuitive fashion.