In the end, Shirley didn't receive a $10,000 reduction in price or other concessions because of the layers of agency.   

Then I also have asset protection that limits liability to each property and other layers of legal protection that makes it unattractive for a lawyer to try to pursue anything with my business structures.

Its like when you go in for surgery and they take all of your vitals, but until they cut you open, they really don't know.Also, ask to speak to some of their passives.

We do insure against that but another layer of insulation keeps me happy.

Some will consider it too much, some will say that I should have add some other layers.

I've been reviewing a ton of deals in the past few weeks in the Pittsburgh area, and I definitely can appreciate how vital underwriting taxes into the deal can be. 

Arcgis is usually for the maps and contains layers, etc. and you do need the application to open it (if memory serves).

Growing my network is vital for me at this moment in time. 

Geared towards investors, not homeowners, it has a lot of the vital information like how much rent is being collected, expenses, NOI and Cap Rate.

Finding a good, reliable contractor is vital.