@Dan SchwartzI read that blog also with much amusement.  

The investors did little to no maintenance, didn't visit the property, but sent a fruit basket to the tenants every Christmas, which amused the tenants.

I'm in the beginning stages of building my web presence but am using it as a supplement to a mailing campaign.

I am using Cozy alongside TenantTurner.com ("TT").  

It has been a few weeks, has anything interesting or potentially amusing happened here?

PS: I am using a conventional loan (second home loan) on this deal.Question: Should I start the rehab as soon as I close on the property and get it done asap OR do I wait until the slow season to rehab? 

As a side note, it has always amused us when folks say they are going to “Raleigh-Durham”  just because that’s what the airport is named.

I understand that I had to start somewhere, and the positive side is that I've learned and am using what I learned to buy the next investment.

Example: You own the first home at say $200,000 in value (I am using Sacramento numbers)...

That "believe in the program and yourself" is right out of "The Music Man" a musical about a con artist selling band instruments, he couldn't play any of them, so he told them, use the "think method", if you think you can then you can.