I am obviously biased, but I would not personally use a public adjuster. 

So, dig into the many articles about how we evaluate properties so you'll be better able to navigate the conversation with an investor about what they're looking for in an investment property.I went the other way myself -- investor who became a Realtor -- so I'm biased towards thinking that having some experience on the investing side puts you in a much stronger position to understand what investors are after.

I am biased toward mulifamily and I would buy an apartment for $2 mil.

So there could be some natural bias towards making the deal go smoothly if the referral comes from the TK company.That said, so far the TK company has been very receptive to my desire for independent inspection/appraisal, so no red-flags yet.Maybe I'm just being paranoid -- first deal jitters, etc.

You get better, less biases information from the forums here but it's somewhat interesting.

So naturally I'm biased. 

I have my own biases around money that reflect decisions I would make to be comfortable and you have to figure out yours.

(It's a soft form of "confirmation bias:" They were already skeptical about the product--which is a good way to start--but then their suspicions were confirmed based on just that one opinion.

Of course, both Douglas and I are Property Managers are have a bias point of view, but really, his video list many things (not all) that could go wrong and why you want a manager.

And, while I am naturally biased toward Birmingham, I actually just wanted to comment to agree with his assessment of C properties, regardless of market.