This is not even just an opinion, it's an objective reality.

After communicating with a prospective resident (Google Voice #, usually by text), with just a name, telephone number and email, the applicant can pay $55 to provide us with a background, eviction and credit check.

In the mean time, if I have a property I am seriously considering, can I direct message you the address and get your opinion?

Or when syndication is struggling like it is move into the training business.there is huge money leveraging your on line popularity where folks will have an irrational opinion of someones bona fides based on SM media presence etc.

As I've come to terms with this I have taken the last five months to regroup and really think about the future which brings me to my post and what I'd like to get the communities opinion on.I successfully negotiated and acquired one of my duplexes in 2017 that I nearly have paid off (note balance is $54k, property value $230k).

It just came out this month and will hit every question you have about that in my opinion.

I look at who the company associated with.These are just my opinion about it.

Quote from @Aaron Wolman: General question, I am turning over my first rental and I got the charges from my contractor on damage done and I want to see peoples opinion. 

I think it's the best market in the whole country in my opinion.

Best of luck on your journey, the DMV in my opinion is still one of the strongest markets in the US to get started in.