That insurance lesson is gold, props to you for keeping perspective and having a solid team to help you navigate through it.

I have a special fondness for I-found-a-pile-of-gold-in-a-crapshack-basement-help-me-invest posts.

Quote from @Adam Bartomeo: A tenant that pays their balance after they move out is almost like spotting a unicorn, bigfoot, or finding a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.

Zillow is a good starting point, but the gold nuggets often come from connections.

Leads that seem dead today might turn into gold tomorrow.

Cheap properties in Milwaukee are fools gold (especially for OOS investors, people literally will scoff at a rough listing and then someone will say: eh, someone from CA will buy it..)

Not all that glitters is gold, Pony Boy.I would stick to what's working, first and foremost.

Then you could list them as 1031 exchange gold, or dream seller.

If your property is 1259 sq ft, and the going rate for 1250 properties in a close-knit are is 1250/month, then two things are a given.  1: In order to get the 1250 you need to have no problems with that property.  2:  just because you added gold fixtures in the bath, and a marble floor in the foyer, you're not getting more than 1250. 

Your answers are absolute gold.