Firstly, there is an STL REI happy hour next week that might be a good place for you to meet people.

To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

If your goal is to help your mom, you can purchase a property for her through a 1031 exchange and rent it to her at fair market value to meet IRS guidelines.

I ended up having to pay for their tax preparer’s time to meet with me and make corrections.

Normally you would think your asset value would go up if inflation goes up, but if the Fed is put into a position to print money to meet Fed Interest payments, US assets will probably devalue. 

I will be attending a real estate meet up tomorrow night in Seattle but would appreciate any advice before the meet up. 

That's a great place to start, we have over 1000 local members and hold about 20 meet ups a month.

A way to meet all your investing requirements.From someone you trust.That was me.

Because I meet at the property and asked if he had any questions I caught it.

So, only invest in cities that meet the following requirements:Low crime: Companies are unlikely to choose high-crime cities.