Whenever I am having an issue with financing, I normally reach out to local institutions.

We're buying a $93k printer to get more mail out the door, and this is nothing compared to the printers the big mail houses use. 

I have 3 as my properties are out of state.

I have identified properties in a particular area I want to target and want to reach out to the property owner to see if they would sell.

Will check it out.

And when a rising tide is lifting all boats, groups that amplified their results by using risky high leverage could score some massive returns until the music stopped, then will subsequently struggle to keep the rest of their portfolio out of foreclosure.

As mentioned above, calling numbers on the Do Not Call (DNC) list is risky, but at the end of the day, enforcement is quite challenging.What you REALLY NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR ARE - litigators.

Does each tenant keep their own garbage can and then put it out every week?

@Tanya Maslach Since it sounds like you're not really using a property manager - connect with whoever helped you purchase the property to see if they know of a leasing agent or showing agent that you could reach out to help hold the property open to tour at least once to twice a week for an 1-2 hour period on weekends. 

Instead, they seem focused on making use of it for as long as they can, trying to extract as much benefit as possible before the opportunity runs out.