Quote from @Gregory Wilson: This depends on what level of control you can exercise over the W-2 employer.

So then Nick ask everyone who is interested to learn everything there is to real estates (he explained earlier - to secure your future you got to have knowledge which then you gain control and thus less risk - i thought that made sense) to now stand up and go to the back and sign up as seats are already filled.

Sometimes a broker will offer a higher commission to tenant rep to get more traffic.

Interesting discussion about national rent control here- Why Rent Control and Housing Subsidies Backfire: James Burlinghttps://link.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/epochtv/why-rent-control-and-housing-subsidies-backfire-james-burling-5732950?

Understand Proposition 13 for property tax benefits, local transfer taxes, and strict tenant and rent control laws.

Income Late fee Gross rent Expenses Advertising Cleaning Gardening/lawn mowing Insurance Interest on loan(s) property tax Legal expenses Pest control Property agent fees/commission Repairs and maintenance Water charges Electric Bill Total expenses Net rental income or (loss)

It's almost as if someone gets Google alerts when his name is mentioned, and then "deploys the troops" when damage control is needed.

Even worse, the investor has no control.

These are areas GPs can control and I guess choosing not to. 

One that can send a message with the seller information included in the message (Seller Name, Property etc) There are many platforms such as REIreply , Batchleads, Launch Control , Smarter Contacts , Lead Sherpa etc.