Don't pay for a coach or a consultant who has thousands of followers on social media.. 

And now we also have better marketing in place on socials and a have a direct booking site, plus we are open all year long so word of mouth is improving.  

No loans.In a country with few social safety nets for immigrants, especially for the Chinese, Abu used her fierce negotiation skills and supernatural intuitive business sense to live a very comfortable life and take care of her family.

One more question, do you think i would be able to advertise for bird dogs on my social media out to my followers/friends?

@Peter FaulknerRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

Fellow landlords, have you ever rented to tenants using the social program from SafeHarbor.org?

Some people have other income sources such as Social Security, pensions, etc.

Despite high entry prices, the appreciation and social status these properties offer are unmatched.San Francisco Bay Area: The tech boom has driven luxury property prices in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Heck, we see it on the forums (and in social media) all the time and it does not even involve big words. 

Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books on this topic, or you can learn about it by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.