This is how I learn about running the business, learn about legal requirements and I can avoid wasting money by talking directly to contractors, utility companies, tenants, etc. and make my own decisions vs. relying on decisions made by an inferior management company or a relative who knows much less than both myself and a management company.

Bidding to get work both parties lose , the contractor gets no profit , and to negate loses the customer gets inferior work .

Because of all that, they really take inferior role in the whole picture right now.

If it is high end, they think they are getting a great deal at the price (if you are competitively priced) - same finish they don't think about it too much - too much on the low end, they notice and think "What else is inferior about this home?"

There is an ongoing strong disagreement in the best approach to life insurance.You're right, most "life insurance experts" would not agree, because there are two different groups that have very different motives.I think I think most financial experts getting paid for their advice (ala a fee-only financial planner, etc) would agree that EIUL, VULs, etc. are inferior and term life + investments are the way to go.

What's interesting and maybe a bit demotivating is that for long term renting the numbers are way inferior to the numbers I'm seeing here in the forum and unless I'm missing some critical info, in Greece you can barely cover the mortgage expenses, while taking into consideration repairs/CapEx/Insurance etc..

Maybe it's different up north but vinyl siding in our area (Austin) is viewed as a cheap or inferior product.  

Most of the great deals people have told me about are really properties that are inferior to the properties they are being compared to, or properties that were purchased at market value but appreciated rapidly due to an outside force.

However, anytime one from an inferior position of knowledge, experience and credentials disagrees or discounts the opinion of a professional in any profession, that takes on a completely different flavor, questioning their expertise is much different than questioning them for further explanations or opinions in their area of expertise.Justin, what ever you were` asking, I did not take as insulting or even questioning of my opinions, not sure what you were needing.

Mold and asbestos are just big enough to give a small budget an inferiority complex.