@Christopher Smith there are many...but in my opinion really only three companies out there that offer the ability to 721 into a large and diversified REIT that i'd feel comfortable with. 

Hoping to get some opinions on what I should be doing differently.

. :)And you're entitled to your opinion. 

Even if you haven't been in this kind of setup before, I am curious to hear your opinion. 

I am considering getting into this space (looking at some courses), but worried that its too late, and that deep local market knowledge/understanding of buyers/connection with developers etc is required to make this work, which only incumbent/long term investors will have and would be hard for a new entrant starting from scratch to catch-up...is my hypothesis valid in your opinion ?

My opinion on this is split between two answers:1) invest in your backyard.

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've looked into the one-stop shop tools, but none are quite as good as these individual tools yet in my opinion. 

Also know that upon sale sometimes the presence of more water meters increases value.Curious to understand the forum's opinion on the best water meter configuration given costs OR if it’s just not worth it and I should leave the one master meter and stick with RUBS on all 4 units.

Quote from @Mike Sfera: anybody have opinion on Syracuse/Rochester?