The 1st floor commercial tenant alerted me that water from the ceiling leaked all over their computer/printer/desk/chairs. 

I find some courthouses look at me like I'm a criminal trying to do some dirty work and waste their time while other smaller places ask me if my chair is comfy enough.  

At our recent local rental association meeting the presenter was the director of "Council for the Homeless: Preventing and ending homelessness in Clark County."

A thick vinyl is much better than the thin stuff at Home Depot which lasts for one chair slide.

Don't you have a business set up with a car, office with computer, chairs and stuff that is paying for the "property hunting"?

If so they should already have connections and you should be training up on a team where for example there is a senior director, director, and then you the junior broker or agent.

They think owning a property is a arm chair investment.

They would rather get $1700 than get wiped out tomorrow.The executive director was not there to sign the assignment of deed of trust so I would come back tomorrow to hand them the cashiers check for $1700 and get my assignment.

I'm a teacher(band director) and I love my job. 

Or, have a good working relationship with a hard money lender... as banks will be useless.Tilt yourself toward cash flowing properties - it is the flippers who were really caught with no chair when the music stoppedMake certain your financial situation would not require you to sell a property at a loss (time is on your side - my shelf life is shorter than yours) Consider avoiding purchasing a condominium or home in a planned urban development due to overreaching homeowners associations who can AND WILL alter bylaws (after you purchase) preventing you from renting an owned property.