There are tricks of the trade you cant get every time on YouTube that matter. 

I've really had to manage my property manager as an example and ensure that I am really getting the return forecasted for my investments.Peace of mind is the goal at the end of the day.

. :) For some, I imagine you will have more than $200k sitting in them as "potential equity" you could sell 2, 3 or more of them and now trade them for a 6 or 10 + unit property.

The husband took care of the property like it was his house, he was a painter by trade so that helped out a lot!

If this was a publicly traded security we’d be guilty of trading on inside information, etc., but that does not apply to real property transactions.  

There is much more but lastly I am firm believer is the team approach as a new agent get on a team have them feed you leads and get paid to learn the trade.

@Jon GrevesInterview multiple property managers, handymen, and plumbers, electrician and any other trade that you might need for either STR or a long term rental.

And I would look at what 5 bed vs 4 bed with one larger unit are trading for.  

I want a specialist that's an expert, and not a jack of all trades and master of none.

“The rents increasing, high unemployment during Covid [and] the reliance on the rental assistance have all kind of culminated in what can be a difficult situation for some of our residents,” said Courtney LeVinus, president of the Arizona Multihousing Association, a landlord trade group.Still, Torres estimated that a third of property managers in Dreamy Draw had abandoned lenient policies this year that allowed tenants to sign promissory notes, giving them more time to pay off owed rent.